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Kansas has billions of dollars in surplus. Here are 9 ways the governor wants to spend it

by Stephen Koranda, KCUR and Kansas News Service Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly unveiled a budget that proposes cutting the food sales tax, freezing tuition and sending $250 payments to Kansas taxpayers. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration laid out a plan Wednesday to cut taxes while spending more on education, law enforcement and mental health services … Continue reading “Kansas has billions of dollars in surplus. Here are 9 ways the governor wants to spend it”

House Speaker Ryckman denounces Kansas governor on tax, spending, policy fronts

GOP leader eager for sales tax rate cut, Rainy Day Fund and pension investment by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Topeka — Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman’s rebuttal to the Democratic governor’s speech Tuesday highlighted the quest of Republicans to reduce the state’s sales tax rate, invest rather than spend one-time federal stimulus funding and create … Continue reading “House Speaker Ryckman denounces Kansas governor on tax, spending, policy fronts”

Kansas governor asks for simple food tax relief, resilience in State of the State speech

Gov. Laura Kelly plans to freeze college tuition, spend heavily on law enforcement, fund state water plan by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector Topeka — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday used her annual State of the State address to propose eliminating the sales tax on food with a simple 13-word phrase, freezing college tuition rates, … Continue reading “Kansas governor asks for simple food tax relief, resilience in State of the State speech”