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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto leaves the state’s tax policy largely unchanged, unless lawmakers make an unlikely return to Topeka for a special session. Both Kelly and Republican leaders called for tax cuts this year but did not land on an agreement.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto leaves the state’s tax policy largely unchanged, unless lawmakers make an unlikely return to Topeka for a special session. Both Kelly and Republican leaders called for tax cuts this year but did not land on an agreement.
Virtually every effort to provide state tax relief over the last ten years was met with the ‘Don’t Be Like Kansas’ mantra from special interests. They’d claim tax cuts would produce budget deficits like Kansas experienced under Governor Sam Brownback. It wasn’t the concept of cutting taxes that produced deficits; states like North Carolina, Tennessee, and Indiana successfully provided tax relief while Kansas struggled. The problems that Kansas experienced were largely self-inflicted.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto leaves the state’s tax policy largely unchanged, unless lawmakers make an unlikely return to Topeka for a special session. Both Kelly and Republican leaders called for tax cuts this year but did not land on an agreement.
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