House votes to extend aviation tax credits despite complaints about favoring big corporations

By: Sherman Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — Rep. Samantha Poetter Parshall explained to House members Wednesday that she was voting against a program that delivers tax credits to aviation companies and their employees because it was the state’s latest example of handing cash to “mega-corporations” while ignoring the tax burden on everyone else.

Poetter Parshall, a Paola Republican, said the $8.2 million annual program may seem minor but it is enough to wipe out the county property tax burden for …

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