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Report: Kansans Crossing State Lines to Avoid High Food Tax

By KMUW Radio
Published February 4, 2016 at 2:47 PM CST
Mike Kelly lives in Kansas but shops for groceries in Missouri. (Photo: KMUW's Jordan Kirtley)
Mike Kelly lives in Kansas but shops for groceries in Missouri. (Photo: KMUW's Jordan Kirtley)

A study released last month by Wichita State University found that the sales tax on food in Kansas is pushing shoppers across state lines to save money. Kansas is one of only 14 states that taxes groceries. From KMUW in Wichita  Abigail Wilson has more.

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