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Window on the West by Mary Rupert Picture Kansas’ revenues as a three-legged stool, with the legs representing the sales tax, income tax and property tax. Those are the three main supports for the state’s finances. Now imagine Kansas represented by a pig sitting on this three-legged stool. The governor, in his experiment, came along … Continue reading “Opinion: Explaining the Kansas budget mess and other topics”
The last-minute scrambling of the Kansas Legislature to come up with a budget plan and avoid state furloughs drew some comments at Thursday night’s Unified Government Commission meeting. On Friday morning, legislators were still discussing tax plans, with some new ideas floated. In a report to the UG Commission Thursday, UG lobbyist Mike Taylor said … Continue reading “Last-minute wrangling in Topeka draws comments at UG meeting”
Move increases pressure on tax negotiators to reach agreement by Jim McLean, KHI News Service Kansas House members settled into their seats Wednesday afternoon braced for a lengthy debate on the budget. It didn’t happen. Instead, just a few minutes later, members gave a two-vote majority to a $6.4 billion budget that needs an additional … Continue reading “House passes budget that needs $400 million”