Kansas lawmakers slashed taxes for tycoons and bigwigs. Now the budget won’t balance. Whoops!

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,073

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Kansas Legislature is in the midst of making a historic mistake, one whose potential danger is only surpassed by its stupidity.

Elected lawmakers have handed out repeated, enormous tax cuts to giant corporations and the richest among us. Now the state faces an impending — and entirely predictable — budget catastrophe. In the final days of the 2026 session, cries of angst echoed along the marble hallways.

“We’re deficit spending in this budget, in …

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