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Kansas lawmakers will return to Topeka as Gov. Laura Kelly rejects their third attempt at tax cuts

Published May 16, 2024 10:21PM

Kansas lawmakers will return to Topeka as Gov. Laura Kelly rejects their third attempt at tax cuts

Kansas lawmakers will once again go back to the drawing board on tax cuts.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have cut state taxes on income, Social Security benefits and property. She supports many of the proposed cuts but says the bill’s annual $470 million price tag is unsustainable.

The governor said she will now call lawmakers back to the Statehouse for a special session to craft a new plan that costs the state no more than $425 million per year.

“The Legislature cann ... Read more

Dallas Asst. City Manager Tapped To Lead Topeka, Kansas

The Topeka City Council in Kansas has chosen Robert Perez, Dallas’ assistant city manager, to become its new city manager.

“I’m extremely honored and excited to begin leading the City of Topeka as its next city manager,” Perez sa ... Read more

Kansas Establishes Alzheimer’s Disease Coalition

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Work Group and Task Force Combine to Establish Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Coalition

TOPEKA – Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Ser ... Read more

KDOT announces approved April bids

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place April 17, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on ... Read more

Kansas lawmakers add obstacle to placing regulations on businesses

Published May 06, 2024 05:58PM

Gov. Laura Kelly said the new law would lead to more "red tape." Her veto of the legislation was overridden. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have restricted the government’s ability to impose regulations on corporations without their approval, citing the need to “stand up for Kansas taxpayers.”

House Bill 2648, now enrolled as law, prohibits the governor’s administration from adopting any rule or regulations that are estimated to cost $1 million or more in compliance costs over five ... Read more

BYU Transfer Defensive Lineman Danny Saili Commits To Arkans

The 6-foot-3, 355 pound native of Topeka, Kansas, transferred to the Cougars by way of Hutchinson Community College, where Arkansas running back signee Tyrell Reed also came from.

Saili was named to 2023 Jayhawk Conference First Team for ... Read more

Kansas’ governor vetoes a bill for extending child support

photo by: Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File

TOPEKA — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that child support payments cover fetuses, a measure critics saw as a move by anti-abortion ... Read more

Kansas lawmakers add obstacle to placing regulations on busi

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have restricted the government’s ability to impose regulations on corporations without their approval, citing the need to “stand up for Kansas taxpayers.”

House Bill 2648, now enrolled as law, prohibits ... Read more

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