Kansas Guv Kelly 'State Of The State' Sneak Peek: Tax Cut Fight Endures

The so-called "moderate" Democratic Party leader isn't going to meet her GOP colleagues halfway on school vouchers.

Meanwhile, here's an overview on the worsening divide betwixt most of Kansas vs. the relatively new Johnson County progressive majority . . .

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Kelly was scheduled to give the annual State of the State address Tuesday evening to a joint session of the state House and Senate. She previously outlined several proposals for cutting taxes that include eliminating the state’s 4% sales tax on groceries by April 1.

Other proposals, including expansion of the state’s Medicaid coverage for the needy and elderly, previously have been blocked by GOP lawmakers.

Top Republican legislators have outlined their own agenda with ideas in vogue in other GOP-led states. They include allowing parents to claim tax dollars previously earmarked for public schools to cover private or home schooling costs and restricting how public schools discuss gender and sexuality. Kelly and GOP leaders also differ strongly on tax cuts.

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Kansas Governor's plan is met with conservative skepticism - Newstalk KZRG

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is preparing to outline what she is likely to call a middle-of-the-road agenda for a Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature that already expects to ditch much of what she'll propose in favor of more conservative ideas on taxes and education.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to outline agenda in State of the State address

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is preparing to outline what she is likely to call a middle-of-the-road agenda for a Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature that already expects to ditch much of what she'll propose in favor of more conservative ideas on taxes and education.

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