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Here's a summary of the day's AP news headlines in Kansas.
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The House and Senate tax committees are scheduled to begin work on tax issues Thursday.
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Read the latest regional headlines from the Associated Press and KPR News.
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Raise taxes? Reduce spending? Both? Kansas lawmakers have many decisions to make as they return to the statehouse to craft a budget for the next two years.
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Kansas lawmakers still have a lot of work to do when they return to Topeka this week to wrap-up this year's session.
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Research institute blames Republican tax policies for disparity in tax rates.
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Kansas lawmakers and other state officials are waiting for the latest report on tax collections, which is expected to be released today (TUE).
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David Kensinger, the former chief of staff for Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, is now lobbying lawmakers to vote against the governor's proposal to raise tobacco taxes.
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A bill under consideration in the Kansas Legislature would dramatically increase state taxes on tobacco and alcohol. One proposal would add an extra $1.50 tax to the price of a pack of cigarettes.
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A Kansas Senate panel has approved a new state budget for the next fiscal year, but it may require $200 million in tax hikes in order to bring the budget in balance.