House considers bill limiting state hiring decisions based on degrees
The Kansas House on Friday tentatively approved a bill with just one supporter that prohibits state employers from making hiring decisions based solely on...
Majority leader makes new run at adversarial land bill minus controversial section
House Majority Leader Chris Croft on Monday renewed his push to get the Legislature to ban foreign interests from adversarial countries from owning or acquiring...
House approves bill aimed at fostering business innovation
The Kansas House on Thursday approved a bill intended to create a climate for developing innovative business ideas despite objections from Democrats who said...
Senate moves to expand STAR bonds incentives
The Kansas Senate approved a bill late Wednesday expanding one of the state's most powerful tax incentives to help save dying malls.
The bill would...
UPDATED: Senate approves new data center tax breaks
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday approved a new tax incentive for data centers that have been criticized nationally for creating few jobs even if...
Bill abolishing affordable housing tax credit moves forward
A state tax credit created to encourage construction of affordable housing in Kansas would be abolished under a bill that moved to the full...
Proposal creating ‘regulatory sandboxes’ advances
The Kansas Legislature on Friday took a step toward creating an environment for entrepreneurs to test novel business ideas in a setting where rules...
Data centers: An incentives dilemma
At the same time there is an effort to give new tax incentives to data centers, there's another effort that would keep them from...
House budget writers withhold $1 million from Commerce, demand information about incentives
The House budget-writing committee on Thursday voted to keep $1 million from the Commerce Department's administrative expenses until lawmakers get information they want about...
Insurance Department to seek civil fine authority for fraud
Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt plans to seek the ability to levy civil penalties for insurance fraud, giving the agency more power to fight a...
