Expanded property tax rebates for seniors, disabled veterans head to Senate floor
A bill that would expand a program providing property tax rebates for seniors and disabled veterans moved out of a Senate committee Wednesday.
The Senate...
House passes bill intended to stop government shutdowns
The Kansas House on Tuesday approved a bill changing the budget process in a way that supporters say will prevent a state government shutdown...
House approves soft cap on property appraisals
The Kansas House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that would place a cap on property tax appraisals softer than one passed by...
Kansas House approves bill limiting local government spending with incentives
The Kansas House on Friday passed with bipartisan support a bill giving taxpayers a new weapon to fight city and county spending while offering...
New plan for keeping city, county spending in check advances
A new plan for encouraging cities and counties to hold down spending while giving taxpayers a new weapon to challenge bloated budgets moved to...
Tax debate shifts to single rate proposal
The debate over tax cuts shifted to a single tax rate on Monday as a House committee took up a proposal to lower taxes...
Senate committee cuts $132 million from ’26 budget
Senate budget-writers got off to an earnest start Wednesday, cutting roughly $132 million from the proposed 2026 budget that the House delivered to them...
UPDATED: House working on new plan to hold down local property taxes
(Updated to clarify that the protest petition would force an election)
A new plan for encouraging cities and counties to hold down spending is emerging...
House approves budget $246 million smaller than ’25
The Kansas House on Wednesday approved a nearly $10.6 billion state general fund budget for 2026 that is about $246 million less than the...
House budget writers cut funding for 1,000 vacant positions, trim operating expenses
The House budget-writing committee on Thursday agreed to cut funding for 1,000 vacant full-time positions and trimmed state operating expenses across the board by...
