It is so important to know how legislators are voting and to make sure your friends and neighbors do, too, and to thank legislators for their good votes. We doubt a single legislator has a majority of constituents who would benefit from a flat tax, but defying Americans for Prosperity...
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Kansas ‘Flat Tax Bill’ dead after Governor’s veto is sustained in the House
The attempt to override Governor Kelly’s veto of the flat tax bill failed 81-42. (It takes 84 votes to override.) We oppose the flat tax bill because it is too large of a tax cut with too much of the benefit going to the wealthiest Kansans. The average Kansan would...
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No comments Flat tax saves average Kansan 75 cents per year; puts school funding at risk
A majority of our legislature is willing to shortchange schools and other essential services to give a small percentage of Kansans a big tax break. Rep. Probst shared this explanation as well as some photos of things average Kansans won’t be able to afford to buy with the 75-cent reduction...
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No comments Kansas legislature passes massive flat tax bill; opposents favors alternative tax cut proposals
The House and Senate passed Brownback 2.0-a flat tax that gives more to wealthy Kansans and jeopardizes state funding for schools and other essential services. It’s what “leadership” and their funders want, so they passed it. Governor Kelly is expected to veto the bill, so stay tuned. The vote counts...
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