Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoes the latest bipartisan tax bills and proposes an alternative plan for the legislature to consider.
She says her plan will accelerate the complete elimination of food sales tax to July 1st. Her plan will keep the current three tax brackets in place but lowers rates while increasing the standard deduction, personal exemption and child care tax credit for dependent care expenses. The plan immediately eliminates state taxes on all Social Security income. Governor Kelly says her plan would also cut property taxes for Kansans by exempting the first $125,000 of all homes from the statewide property tax levy.
She says she is committed to meaningful tax relief across the board, but they must cut taxes in a responsible way. Governor Kelly says her reasoning for the veto was it was too expensive so she is asking the legislature to pass this plan, which will continue the progress they've made for the state, without breaking the bank.
