A 68-54 vote Tuesday in the House sends to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback a bill barring public employee unions from deducting money from members' paychecks to help finance political activities.
The Kansas House has given first-round approval to a bill blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and barring public schools from using sex education instruction from abortion providers.
KPERS Executive Director Alan Conroy told the House pensions committee Monday that a plan to issue bonds would boost the short-term financial health of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.
Transportation Secretary Mike King issued a statement Monday about a provision of a tax bill before the Kansas House that diverts $382 million in revenues over two years from highway projects.
Kansas legislators are hearing a pitch for starting a 401(k)-style pension plan for new teachers and government workers from former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey and a Nobel Prize-winning economist.
The House approved a bill that would expand the number of public buildings where people with a state permit could bring concealed weapons, including the Statehouse.
Several Republicans said Thursday they're willing to consider canceling a cut in the state sales tax if it allows the state to pursue more cuts in personal income taxes.
A bill prohibiting public employee unions in Kansas from deducting money from members' paychecks to help finance political activities is advancing in the Legislature.
Senators gave initial approval on a voice vote Wednesday night to a bill that gradually phases out income tax deductions, like the home mortgage interest deduction, as tax rates drop.
A bill advanced in the House Wednesday would allow school districts and state colleges to designate employees who could carry concealed firearms inside their buildings, even if such weapons were banned for others.
Senate Commerce Committee chairwoman Julia Lynn said Wednesday that the panel has narrowed a bill so it wouldn't also prevent public employee unions from lobbying lawmakers.
State Treasurer Ron Estes said Wednesday that the state has been able to pay its obligations to schools and other bills on time, in part, by borrowing from state idle funds.
A proposal approved Tuesday by the House Taxation Committee rejects key elements of GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's plan for following up on individual income tax cuts enacted last year.
A new coalition is launching a campaign to get Kansas to expand its Medicaid program as encouraged by the federal government's overhaul of health care.
House Tax Committee Chairman Richard Carlson said Monday he will unveil a tax cut plan that wouldn't rely on additional sales tax revenues to stabilize the budget while the state reduces income tax rates further.
The Kansas House has approved a bill that supporters say is an attempt to encourage cooperation between the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the state Department of Transportation.
The Kansas House is preparing to take final action on a bill that supporters say is an attempt to encourage cooperation between the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the state Department of Transportation
