TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) After months of speaking in general terms, Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to outline his goals for reforming the Kansas tax code and shoring up the state budget.
Brownback delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday evening. Details of the budget and tax proposals will be outlined by the governor’s staff Thursday.
The Republican governor has said his tax plan would be revenue-neutral meaning it would not reduce overall tax collections but will make the income tax fairer, simpler and, in his words, “flatter.”
Brownback and the Republican-controlled Legislature will have between $200 million and $300 million in reserves as they begin writing the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
