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Senate passes constitutional amendment capping property valuations
Read ArticleThe Kansas Senate on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the property tax system in Kansas. Responding to constituent complaints about property appraisals, the...
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Lawmakers agree on compromise flat tax rate, take local sales taxes out of...
Read ArticleA new major tax bill took shape Wednesday as the House and Senate negotiated a new flat tax rate while agreeing to forego any effort to eliminate the local sales tax on groceries. Early...
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Legislature approves bill moving state to ‘flat tax’
Read ArticleThe Kansas Legislature approved a bill overnight Thursday that moves the state to a single tax rate coupled with cuts in property taxes and an increase in the standard deduction. In...
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UPDATED: Revenue estimates slightly increased as state keeps stable course
Read Article(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 picture over two years with...
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Override or bust: Tax bill in limbo as lawmakers prepare to overturn veto
Read ArticleIt 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 is no fall-back plan if the Legislature can't override the...
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Senate narrowly fails to overturn flat tax bill
Read Article(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 would have moved the state to a single...
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Senate bid to reconsider tax bill falls short after senators flip votes
Read ArticleThe Senate took another stab at passing a tax bill late Thursday afternoon, but failed after a key senator flipped her vote that was undercut when a colleague changed his vote. Republican...
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AFP targets three conservative senators for tax vote
Read ArticleAmericans for Prosperity is bringing pressure to bear on three Republican state senators blamed for derailing a bill that would have moved Kansas to a single flat tax rate. AFP is targeting...
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County group campaigns for Legislature to restore local funding
Read ArticleThe 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 local governments with the intention...
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Hawkins eyes reduction in school property tax, promises repeal of local tax fund
Read ArticleHouse Speaker Dan Hawkins said Thursday he expects an effort to cut the state's property tax for schools as he promised to line up a new tax bill within the first two weeks of the upcoming...
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