Kansas lawmakers allow veto of tax relief measure to stand
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April 5, 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a Republican tax relief bill will stand because GOP lawmakers did not attempt to override it.
The Republican-controlled Legislature adjourned Friday for its annual spring break without an override attempt. The deadline for trying to override will pass before lawmakers reconvene May 1.
The bill was designed to prevent individuals and businesses from paying more in state income taxes because of changes in federal tax laws at the end of 2017.
Republican leaders said it would have prevented an unlegislated tax increase.
Kelly and fellow Dem...
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