City Officials Worry Kansas Protest Petition Bill Could Derail Local Budget Priorities, Including Infrastructure and Public Safety

Kansas governor dangles plan for property tax relief, accuses Republicans of 'lip service'

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill focused on keeping local property tax increases in check and offered her own plan for property tax relief instead. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday proposed a three-part plan to provide “a real and lasting solution” for property tax relief as lawmakers head back to Topeka to close out the legislative session. First, she vetoed a bill that would have allowed a fraction …

City officials worry Kansas protest petition bill could derail local budget priorities, including infrastructure and public safety

Kansas governor dangles plan for property tax relief, accuses Republicans of ‘lip service’

Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday proposed a three-part plan to provide “a real and lasting solution” for property tax relief as lawmakers head back to Topeka to close out the legislative session. Continue reading ...

Lauta Kelly vetoes Kansas property tax relief

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed the state’s main property tax relief proposal, saying the bill doesn’t actually lower taxes. That’s left Kansas lawmakers with no significant proposal to adjust soaring property taxes with just days left in the legislative session.  Takeaways Gov. Laura Kelly said the most significant property tax proposal passed this year was flawed. So she vetoed it.  Lawmakers have struggled to agree on property tax relief…

Kansas governor lays out plan for property tax relief

TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly is laying out a comprehensive plan to provide immediate and lasting tax relief at the state level, and to begin the conversation about engaging local leaders on enacting property tax reform. “Kansans deserve real property tax relief, and they deserve the truth about how such relief can be accomplished,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “To date, the Legislature – led by a Republican supermajority – has provided onl…

Kansas school district, cities run into bond troubles in face of property tax bill

Plans for a south central Kansas school district and two cities to issue bonds have been delayed after the Legislature passed a bill limiting the ability of local governments to raise new property tax revenue. Officials from the cities of Mulvane and Valley Center as well as the Mulvane School District said they were forced to call off bond sales after lawmakers passed a bill giving voters the power veto a budget if its spends more 3% than they …