(Updated): Legislature overrides governor’s budget vetoes
(Updated to reflect comments from governor and Denning; inserts most recent budget projections).
The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly's budget...
Will flat tax ‘revolution’ take hold in Kansas?
It's been billed as the great flat tax "revolution."
In the last two years, five states - Arizona, Iowa, Mississippi, Georgia, and Idaho - have...
Kansas Chamber backs judicial raises
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce is putting its political muscle behind proposals to increase pay for state judges and other court staffers by about...
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...
Senate approves bill limiting government competition against private sector
The Senate took a step Tuesday toward limiting government competition against the private sector with a bill giving tax exemptions to certain businesses that...
New state revenue forecasts show eroding ending balance
New revenue forecasts presented a stable financial outlook for the state, although they reflect a gradual erosion of the state's ending balance following tax...
Bill phasing out state sales tax on food passes Legislature
A plan for wiping out the state sales tax on food cleared the Legislature Thursday night despite persisting complaints from Democrats that it doesn't...
KBI seeking $93 million for new headquarters
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking an estimated $93 million in state funding for a new headquarters, replacing a building that is now...
New tax bill totals more than $300 million in first year
The new tax bill that lawmakers are working on could cost the state treasury almost $330 million in the first year, growing to more...
Senate panel recommends delay for property taxes
A Senate committee Wednesday recommended delaying property tax payments without penalty as one of a series of tax bills it's positioning to send to...
