Tag: Kansas Chamber
Kansas Legislature passes $1.4 billion tax relief bill in SB 169
Unless Governor Laura Kelly wields her veto pen on SB 169, Kansas taxpayers can look forward to $1.4 billion in…
KDOR won’t substantiate claims in effort to defeat tax relief
The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) sent a memo to a few legislative leaders in a thinly-veiled effort to give…
Legislation would prohibit vaccine mandates as employment condition
Lawmakers debated a bill to prevent employers from implementing vaccine mandates and firing individuals due to their vaccination status. Two…
Unions oppose First Amendment rights for teachers, others
Marni Mills is a 20-year member of the Kansas National Education Association in Olathe. When she wanted to cease paying…
Framework for Growth: more of what failed to produce growth
With Kansas in its fifth straight decade of economic stagnation, Commerce Secretary David Toland’s Framework for Growth plan looks to…
Lawmakers fast-track SB 13 Truth in Taxation property tax bill
The Truth in Taxation transparency measure vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly last year is back as SB 13, which requires…
Kansas Attorney General: legislators should meet in-person
As legislators prepare to return to Topeka for the 2021 session and safely deal with COVID-19, an opinion from Kansas…
Wind industry spends $180,000 supporting candidates
A July 23 campaign finance report from American Energy Action Kansas shows the Kansas wind industry spent more than $180,000…
Legislature restricts Gov. Kelly’s power, adds liability protection
A 24-hour marathon legislative session last week added legislative and local government oversight to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s emergency management…
Kansas businesses ready to safely reopen economy
The Kansas Chamber today released survey results that show a major shift among the Kansas business community and its desire…
Kiplinger: Kansas is the 3rd worst state for retiree taxes
Kansas is the third-worst state to retire from a tax perspective, according to Kiplinger’s, a personal finance magazine. Only Nebraska…
Nurse practitioner reform: better healthcare access, lower cost
March 20 was the worst day of the 2019 legislative session, according to Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins. That’s…
KS media ignores magnitude of state income tax increase
The magnitude of the state income tax increase caused by Governor Kelly’s veto of legislation to offset the effect of…
Media selective reporting could set up your next tax increase
When was the last time you saw a Kansas newspaper or TV station publish bad news about economic conditions in…
Push for more computer science in Kansas classrooms
The Kansas Department of Education is revamping computer science education standards and in doing so, hopes to meet the workforce…
2 Docs, 2 Pastors, 2 CEOs, 1 Sheriff Included in Diverse 2018 Leadership Kansas Class
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce does not list the age, race, sex, religion, or ethnicity of the 40 members of…
Poll: Biz Leaders Say KS Supreme Court Overstepped Bounds on Schools
A poll commissioned by the Kansas Chamber found that a majority of business leaders think the Kansas Supreme Court overstepped…