Kansas Governor Kelly Vetoes Multiple Tax Proposals and Announces Rebate

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a flat tax package that would predominantly benefit the wealthy and proposed a one-time rebate of $450 per taxpayer instead. The GOP-dominated Legislature passed the plan in April, which would reduce revenue by about $330 million annually. Kelly compared the tax plan to former Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax experiment, which crippled state finances. Republicans have examined various forms of a flat tax proposal this year as they wrestled with ways to transform a record surplus into tax cut relief.