UPDATED: Governor’s veto of Legislature’s operations budget, parking provision for lawmakers overridden
(Updated to reflect Senate action)
Kansas lawmakers on Friday voted to override the governor's decision to defund the legislative branch in response to lawmakers not...
Single tax rate gets traction as it moves out of committee
Momentum started to build behind a bill that would move the state to a single tax rate by cutting taxes when state revenues beat...
Limits on state tax increases gets first-round Senate approval
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday tentatively approved a constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority of lawmakers to approve tax increases.
The Senate gave first-round approval of...
UPDATED: House overwhelmingly rejects Kelly refinancing plan
(Updated to include comment from House speaker pro tem and reflect new number of Democrats voting against the bill with links to vote, bill...
House committee advances tax measures
A pair of tax bills - one addressing itemizing and another increasing the standard deduction - advanced out of a House committee Wednesday.
The House...
Kelly’s ‘legacy’ veto decision on tax bill
Every now and then, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has shown a tendency to buck her own party in the Kansas Legislature.
Notably, she's done it...
Senate panel approves property, sales tax cuts
A Senate committee on Thursday approved a package of tax cuts, including reductions in property taxes and a new sales tax holiday for school...
Fiscal analysts increase revenues, but state spending outpaces revenues
State fiscal analysts increased their revenue forecasts by about $377 million for 2025 and 2026, although the state continues running a budget deficit that...
Senate, House moving toward single income tax rate
The Kansas House and Senate have passed similar but different bills moving the state toward a single income tax rate that would be reduced...
Lawmakers forge ahead with plans to write budget
Lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to develop their own budget, starting with an enhanced budget committee that could start meeting as early as...
