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Governor signs K-12 funding/policy bill

May 18, 2023

Gov. Laura Kelly Thursday signed into law – with some line-item vetoes — the $6.3 billion K-12 budget bill that is the last bill sent to her by the 2023 Legislature. Kelly said the bill fully and constitutionally funds K-12 education as described by the Kansas Supreme Court and criticized lawmakers for refusing to include …

Kelly to veto tax-cut bill today

Apr 24, 2023

Gov. Laura Kelly said this morning she will veto the massive legislative-passed tax cut bill today. She said the flat tax proposed by GOP leadership is regressive and would see tax cuts of about $8 per month for Kansans. She has proposed a $450 rebate for single Kansans and a $900 rebate for married couples …

Former lawmaker Brady dies

Mar 21, 2023

Former House and Senate member, and since 2000 lobbyist, Bill Brady, D-Parsons, died Sunday night after suffering a stroke Friday. Brady, 66, who lived in Lawrence, served five terms in the House from 1981-1991 and then one and a half terms in the Senate to succeed former Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Parsons, before being elected to …

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Deer baiting meetings canceled after threat to cut funding

Nov 25, 2023

A series of planned public forums on the possibility of a deer baiting ban have been canceled after a lawmaker spoke out about the issue earlier this fall.

Who’s in town?

Nov 25, 2023

The Statehouse has a constant flow of visitors. Who visited this week? Forty-five sixth-graders from Marysville Elementary managed to fit in a field trip Monday prior to Thanksgiving break. Sixth-grade teacher Landon Wright said students from the school in Marysville, about an hour and a half northwest of the Capitol, prepared for the trip in …

Analysis: Both political parties want tax relief for Kansans, but differ on how to do it

Nov 18, 2023

With a projected $3.5 billion budget surplus in fiscal year 2025, the Legislature is looking to provide some tax relief for Kansans. Through a House Democrats press conference this week and Republican leadership’s ongoing fall tour, we know of four proposals so far: Establish a 5.15% flat income tax rate for individuals. (GOP) Restart providing …

Many Kansas tax credits go unclaimed. Why?

Nov 18, 2023

Eleven of the 35 Kansas tax credits that were on the books from 2019 until 2021 went unclaimed in each of those years, and 10 more were claimed fewer than five times annually. Rep. Adam Smith, chair of the House Committee on Taxation, wants to remove some of those credits, cleaning up the state’s tax laws.

Q&A: State Veterans Affairs office director talks veterans’ issues

Nov 11, 2023

Kansas’ 196,000 former military members are among those being honored this Veterans Day for their service in the nation’s armed forces. Since 2021, retired Brig. Gen. Bill Turner has been a leader in working with those veterans as the director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office. In honor of the holiday, Turner spoke …