As expected, the governor vetoed the “let’s be like Kansas” bill. Not expected was the tack of tossing the new taxes back into the face of the legislators.
As we and others have called out since this bill was introduced, shifting the state to an all-sales-tax approach to funding state government is one of the dangerous bills ever to come out of Frankfort. The “Kansas Experiment” is a warning, not a playbook.
Providing permanent housing subsidies, expanding access to affordable housing, and implementing Housing First approaches, paired with supportive services, is a more effective and humane approach.
And it’s the most critical question we have ever faced as a nation.
