Lawmakers urged to tighten up tax ‘windfall’ law
A free-market think tank is urging state lawmakers to get tough about holding local governments accountable for complying with a state law requiring them...
House panel passes bill phasing out food sales tax
A House committee on Tuesday approved a plan for a slight cut in the state sales tax while gradually lowering the sales tax on...
UPDATED: Senate bid to reconsider tax bill falls short after senators flip votes
(Updated to correct vote count)
The Senate took another stab at passing a tax bill late Thursday afternoon, but failed after a key senator flipped...
Lawmakers urged to retain local sales tax on groceries; Senate president proposes plan for...
They came with stark choices.
Cut police.
Cut fire.
Cut roads.
Cut employee benefits.
Or raise taxes.
Local government officials presented lawmakers with those untenable options as they implored them...
Senate narrowly fails to overturn flat tax bill
(Will be updated)
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday afternoon narrowly failed to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a nearly $1.4 billion tax bill that...
Chamber introduces flat tax bill buying down rates with excess revenue
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce has introduced a proposed flat tax that would collapse the state's three tax brackets for individuals into one and...
Constitutional amendment limiting taxes fails in Senate
A constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority of lawmakers to approve tax increases failed to muster enough votes to pass in the Kansas Senate early Thursday...
Senate agrees to eliminate food sales tax by ’24
The debate over tax policy suddenly and surprisingly shifted Thursday night when Republican leaders successfully passed a bill eliminating the state's sales tax on...
Lawmakers agree on compromise flat tax rate, take local sales taxes out of the...
A new major tax bill took shape Wednesday as the House and Senate negotiated a new flat tax rate while agreeing to forego any...
Kelly backs alternative tax bill ahead of Senate debate
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday signaled her opposition to a new tax bill the Senate will debate later Tuesday, instead revealing an alternative that...
