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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 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 Assistant City Manager Robert Perez Hired to Lead Top

Dallas Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert will have one more change to make on her new organizational chart. Assistant City Manager Robert Perez is leaving for Topeka, Kansas.

Perez has been chosen as the lone finalist for Topek ... Read more

Grants To Restore Barns For Agritourism Announced

Kansas Tourism Announces New Grant to Assist Restoration of Historic Barns for Agritourism Businesses

TOPEKA – Kansas Tourism today announced the Barn Adaptation and Restoration Needs (BARN) Grant Program is open for applications. This ... Read more

Surveillance Video Shows Colorado Man Driving Stolen Car Thr

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After struggling to get the vehicle out, the man just decided to bulldoze through the industrial garage door.

When the night crew arrived at a Topeka, Kansas dealership, they found a ... 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

Kansas issues new Medicaid contracts with emphasis on expand

TOPEKA — Kansas health officials have selected three health care insurance companies to manage the state’s privatized Medicaid system after conducting the selection process for the first time in six years.

These managed care organiza ... 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

Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintenden

In 1950, the NAACP asked third-grader Linda Brown’s father to be one of a handful of plaintiffs in what would become Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, ending ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.