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Assessing the Fallout from Failed Tax Plan Vote at the Kansas Statehouse

Kansas Statehouse (Photo by J. Schafer)
Kansas Statehouse (Photo by J. Schafer)

Kansas lawmakers had high hopes this week of passing a tax bill to address two of the session’s biggest remaining issues: funding public schools and filling a huge gap in the state budget.  But a majority of Democrats joined with conservative Republicans in the Senate to vote down the legislation. The Democrats said it wouldn’t generate enough revenue to accomplish both goals. Kansas News Service reporters Sam Zeff and Jim McLean talked to Republican Representative Russ Jennings about the fallout from that vote.


That's Republican Representative Russ Jennings, of Lakin.  He was speaking with Kansas News Service reporters Sam Zeff and Jim McLean.

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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.