TOPEKA (AP) – Kansas legislators have ended their contentious annual session after approving a $14.3 billion state budget.
The Senate adjourned first Sunday evening and the House wrapped up less than 30 minutes later. Both chambers finished after voting upon a compromise spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1st. The budget now goes to Governor Sam Brownback.
The session was marked by an ongoing debate over cutting income taxes and whether it would boost the state’s economy or leave the state with a catastrophic budget shortfall.
Brownback is preparing to sign a bill that would cut top individual income tax rates and eliminate income taxes for the owners of 191,000 businesses.
