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Hawkins eyes reduction in school property tax, promises repeal of local tax fund

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House Speaker Dan Hawkins said Thursday he expects an effort to cut the state's property tax for schools as he promised to line up...

Cities, counties oppose Senate president’s food sales tax proposal

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Cities and counties came out Wednesday against a proposal by Senate President Ty Masterson to fill a budget hole caused by a bill that...

UPDATED: Senate passes bill moving state to single tax rate

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(Updated to include Department of Revenue memo breaking down who benefits from plan) The Kansas Senate late Thursday night approved a bill overhauling the state's...

Supreme Court set to hand down major decision in ‘dark store’ case

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The Kansas Supreme Court is set to hand down a decision this morning in a major tax case that could resolve the so-called “dark...

UPDATED: Senate passes bill cutting Social Security taxes

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(Updated to include a revised fiscal note) The Kansas Senate made the first significant foray into the tax debate Thursday, approving a bill that would...

Senate approves bill limiting government competition against private sector

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The Senate took a step Tuesday toward limiting government competition against the private sector with a bill giving tax exemptions to certain businesses that...

Senate passes single tax rate with supermajority

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The Kansas Senate late Thursday night passed a bill moving the state to a single tax rate, although the price tag ballooned with the...

House approves sales tax break for telecommunications companies

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The Kansas House on Thursday approved a $17 million yearly sales tax exemption for telecommunications companies with the promise that the money would free...

UPDATED: Revenue estimates slightly increased as state keeps stable course

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(Corrected to show that ending balance reflects the tax bill passed by the Legislature) State revenue forecasters on Thursday added $237.5 million to the revenue...

UPDATED: Revenues reduced for fiscal ’24 after policy changes; leaves healthy ending balance

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(Updated to include ending balance for fiscal year 2024) State fiscal analysts on Thursday reduced the revenue forecast for the current fiscal year by $67...