Kansas and Missouri End Tax Break Border War Over Jobs

Aug. 5, 2019, 3:21 PM UTC

Businesses in the Kansas City area will no longer be able to obtain tax breaks by moving across the Missouri-Kansas border under a newly established truce between the two states.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed an executive order (E.O. 19-09) Aug. 2 barring tax incentives from the Kansas Department of Commerce for businesses located in Kansas City, Mo., which move into the Kansas City region on the Kansas side.

  • Kelly’s action comes two months after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed a bill (S.B. 182) that imposed a similar prohibition on Missouri tax ...

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