Kansas Governor, GOP Leaders Strike New Tax-Cut Deal, Set Vote

Kansas lawmakers are scheduled to vote on yet another tax relief package next week, but this time it’s a plan both Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and legislative leaders in the Republican-controlled Legislature can live with.

The governor and legislative leaders landed on a consensus strategy late Thursday similar to a tax relief plan Kelly vetoed last month. Full details on the proposal weren’t released, but House and Senate leaders said it would cut the number of income tax brackets from three to two, lower rates, create exemptions for lower-income taxpayers, drop statewide property taxes, and repeal the tax on Social ...