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Auditors warn about potential cost of housing tax credit

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State auditors are warning lawmakers that a state tax credit created to encourage construction of low-income housing could have a substantial cost to the...

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...

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...

County group campaigns for Legislature to restore local funding

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The state's biggest organization representing Kansas counties is making a push to get the Legislature to once again allocate money that's sent back to...

AFP targets three conservative senators for tax vote

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Americans for Prosperity is bringing pressure to bear on three Republican state senators blamed for derailing a bill that would have moved Kansas to...

UPDATED: Senate bid to reconsider tax bill falls short after senators flip votes

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(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...

Senate narrowly fails to overturn flat tax bill

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(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...

Override or bust: Tax bill in limbo as lawmakers prepare to overturn veto

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It looks like it's going to be all or nothing on taxes. The top Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Tuesday that there...

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...

Legislature approves bill moving state to ‘flat tax’

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The Kansas Legislature approved a bill overnight Thursday that moves the state to a single tax rate coupled with cuts in property taxes and...