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Lobbyist outlines key outcomes from Kansas veto session; property‑tax relief largely unmet
Summary
A lobbyist for Little Government Relations briefed commissioners on the two‑day legislative wrap‑up: many vetoes were overridden, a statewide mill levy change moved forward, election timing rules changed, and the legislature restricted executive flexibility over federal programs including Medicaid and SNAP.
Stuart Little of Little Government Relations briefed the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on April 16 about outcomes from the Kansas Legislature’s recent wrap‑up (veto) session, including vetoes overridden and several policy changes that may affect local government.
Little said the legislature passed a budget but did not deliver broad property tax relief; one narrow change eliminated a 1.5‑mill statewide levy.…
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