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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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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No comments Calls for action on flat tax bill; Tax policy is directly related to education funding
Urge your House Representative to vote NO on the flat tax. They’ve held no committee hearings on it this year, but they already rammed the flat tax through the Senate and we expect the House to vote on it today. The flat tax benefits wealthy Kansans the most and will...
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No comments Kansas legislative leaders have chosen course of maximum confrontation, extremism
Please read this whole editorial to understand what we’re up against and what we could have if we had different people in charge of the legislature. “This month, the Kansas Chamber, the main representative of Koch interests and a major player in Kansas politics, released its legislative priorities — its...
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