Legislature adjourns without acting on sports incentives; could be addressed at special session
The Kansas Legislature adjourned Wednesday morning without acting on proposed tax incentives intended to draw the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to Kansas.
But there's...
Lawmakers assemble incentives to lure Chiefs, Royals
State lawmakers on Monday started putting together an incentives package that could be used to bring the Chiefs or the Royals to the Kansas...
Kobach questions constitutionality of state zoning law
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is questioning the constitutionality of a state law that gives cities the power to control development just outside their...
Kelly signs bipartisan workers’ comp reforms
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed a bill cementing a settlement reached between labor and business that will raise the caps on workers' compensation...
Incentives for large data centers likely to wait until ’25
With the legislative session nearing an end, a proposed economic development incentive for data centers doesn't appear headed anywhere this year.
Legislation exempting data centers...
Film tax credits reemerge in Legislature
Kansas is about to join the arms race with more than three dozen states that are pumping billions of dollars in incentives to lure...
UPDATED: House approves foreign-land ownership bill
(Updated to reflect final vote and new comments from House majority leader, other lawmakers)
A bill that bans foreign interests from "countries of concern" from...
Budget measure forces disclosure of companies getting discounted electric rates
Businesses that receive discounted electric rates from a state development incentive would have to be disclosed in a biennial report submitted to the Legislature.
Republican...
House passes bill giving Legislature oversight of some rules and regulations
The Kansas House on Wednesday approved legislation advocated by business groups that would give the Legislature oversight of the rules and regulations adopted by...
UPDATED: Commerce renews effort to win incentives for electric, hydrogen vehicle assembly plant
(Updated to include developments from Thursday's hearing)
The Commerce Department is making another run at a major piece of economic development legislation that would help...
