Kansas governor vetoes Republicans’ proposed income tax cuts
3 years, 8 months ago

Kansas governor vetoes Republicans’ proposed income tax cuts

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed proposed income tax cuts in Kansas, the third time in two years that she has rejected a Republican plan and accused GOP lawmakers of trying to revive a nationally notorious fiscal experiment. GOP legislators have said they want to provide relief to individuals and businesses whose state income taxes have risen because of changes in federal income tax laws enacted at the end of 2017. But the House’s top three Republicans issued a statement chiding Kelly for seeming “confused about which administration we are living in.” “Her continued insistence on higher taxes, depriving Kansans of the benefits of federal tax cuts and increasing the tax burden on Kansas employers is the only experiment we are suffering through,” they said. Legislators gave this year’ tax bill final approval last month on the same day that Kelly’s budget director and Department of Revenue chief warned in a memo that a change in federal policies on COVID-19 relief for businesses would cost the state $360 million in revenues over three years.

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Kansas will see major tax cuts but the relief for home owners isn’t seen as enough
6 months ago

Kansas will see major tax cuts but the relief for home owners isn’t seen as enough

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators have approved major tax cuts and ended a political stalemate with Gov. Republican leaders wanted tax cuts worth at least $230 million more over three years, but Kelly argued that those larger cuts would lead to budget shortfalls in five years. “Although this package is not perfect and emphasizes income tax reductions instead of property …

Kansas governor and GOP leaders say they have a deal on tax cuts to end 2 years of stalemate
6 months, 1 week ago

Kansas governor and GOP leaders say they have a deal on tax cuts to end 2 years of stalemate

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers say they have an agreement on a package of broad tax cuts, potentially ending a two-year political standoff that has prevented their state from following others in making big reductions. Laura Kelly and GOP leaders would save taxpayers a total of about $1.2 billion over the next three years and …

Kansas special legislative session on tax cuts set to begin in June
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kansas special legislative session on tax cuts set to begin in June

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that she will call a special legislative session on tax cuts beginning June 18. “A special session provides the opportunity for bipartisan collaboration on comprehensive tax relief that does not threaten Kansas’ solid fiscal foundation. Kelly and Republican leaders have agreed on eliminating state income taxes on retirees’ Social Security benefits, …

Kansas governor vetoes a third plan for cutting taxes. One GOP leader calls it ‘spiteful’
7 months, 1 week ago

Kansas governor vetoes a third plan for cutting taxes. One GOP leader calls it ‘spiteful’

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a proposal for broad tax cuts, setting up a high-stakes election-year tussle with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature that one GOP leader called “spiteful.” It was the third time this year Kelly has vetoed a plan for cutting income, sales and property taxes by a total of $1.45 billion or more …

Kansas legislators expect Kelly to veto their latest tax cuts and call a special session
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kansas legislators expect Kelly to veto their latest tax cuts and call a special session

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers approved a new, slightly smaller package of tax cuts before adjourning their annual session early Wednesday, expecting Gov. “I will see you all in a couple of weeks.” Republican leaders spent Tuesday afternoon and evening revising one last tax bill after they couldn’t muster the two-thirds majority necessary in the Senate on Monday to override …

GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP leaders still can’t overcome the Kansas governor’s veto to enact big tax cuts

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. The state Senate voted 26-14 to override Kelly’s veto of a package of income, sales and property tax cuts worth about $1.5 billion over the next three years, but that was one vote short of the necessary two-thirds majority. Three …

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs
8 months ago

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law without her signature. Laura Kelly also vetoed a bill with bipartisan support to increase the penalties for killing a law enforcement dog or horse, a move that the GOP …

Kansas governor vetoes tax cuts she says would favor ‘super wealthy’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kansas governor vetoes tax cuts she says would favor ‘super wealthy’

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday fulfilled her pledge to veto a broad package of tax cuts approved by the Republican-led Legislature, saying the income tax changes would overwhelmingly favor the wealthy. “This flat tax experiment would overwhelmingly benefit the super wealthy, and I’m not going to put our public schools, roads, and stable economy at risk …

GOP lawmakers approve a ‘flat’ income tax for Kansas, but a governor’s veto looms
11 months ago

GOP lawmakers approve a ‘flat’ income tax for Kansas, but a governor’s veto looms

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas on Thursday passed a broad package of tax cuts promoted as widespread relief that the Democratic governor is likely to veto because she says it favors the wealthy and threatens the state’s budget in the future. Kelly’s office wasn’t commenting Thursday, but she’s been public about her strong opposition to the “flat” tax …

Kansas governor nixes abortion, anti-diversity budget items
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas governor nixes abortion, anti-diversity budget items

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in Kansas’ next state budget Friday, intensifying a conflict with the Republican-controlled Legislature over culture war issues that could see her scotch a dozen or more conservative initiatives. “The governor has clearly chosen the latter.” Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the U.S. have pursued several hundred measures this …

Flush with cash, Oklahoma governor pushes for more tax cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Flush with cash, Oklahoma governor pushes for more tax cuts

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OKLAHOMA CITY — With state savings accounts and revenue collections at all-time highs, tax cuts will be a top priority for Gov. “In my executive budget I am proposing to eliminate Oklahoma’s state grocery tax and reduce our personal income tax rate to 3.99%,” Stitt said. “These cuts will save each family in Oklahoma hundreds of dollars each year.” Eliminating …

Missouri lawmakers pass bill to cut income taxes
2 years, 2 months ago

Missouri lawmakers pass bill to cut income taxes

Associated Press  

— Missouri lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to an income tax cut that Gov. The Republican-led Missouri House voted 98-32 in favor of the bill, which would cut income taxes from 5.3% to 4.95% beginning next year and phase in additional cuts until the rate hits 4.5%. The roughly $1 billion measure also eliminates the lowest tax bracket, meaning …

Gov. Parson calls for special session to pass income tax cut
2 years, 4 months ago

Gov. Parson calls for special session to pass income tax cut

Associated Press  

Mike Parson on Monday called on lawmakers to return to work Sept. 6 for a special legislative session to cut income taxes. Parson specified that, based on the limits in his special session call, lawmakers cannot cut income taxes so deeply that the state loses more than $700 million per year in revenue. House Democratic Minority Leader Crystal Quade called …

Kansas lawmakers override vetoes on taxes, guns, elections
3 years, 7 months ago

Kansas lawmakers override vetoes on taxes, guns, elections

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers on Monday cut Kansas’ income taxes, lowered the age for carrying a concealed gun and tightened state election laws by overriding Democratic Gov. “It’s because of, really, the grassroots in their communities telling, ‘Hey, this is important to us.’” But Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, a Lenexa Democrat, derided the “veto override-a-rama.” “Today leaves no …

Treasury says state tax cuts OK if separated from virus aid
3 years, 9 months ago

Treasury says state tax cuts OK if separated from virus aid

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— Responding to concerns from state officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that states can cut taxes without penalty under a new federal pandemic relief law — so long as they use their own funds to offset those cuts. Republican attorneys general from 21 other states wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen seeking clarification on the prohibition, which they …

Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment
3 years, 10 months ago

Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are struggling to contain their impulses to slash state income taxes, conjuring memories of a past, nationally notorious GOP tax-cutting experiment as they try to enact some reductions over Democratic Gov. Sen. Ethan Corson, a freshman Kansas City-area Democrat, called the Senate’s bill “a budget buster” and added: “This is a bullet train …

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