Kansas legislators have signed off on the state’s largest-ever taxpayer-funded incentives to attract thousands of new jobs. They did so Wednesday even though most didn’t know the name of the company or what it plans to make.
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The measure also cuts the state’s corporate income taxes. The Kansas Senate voted 31-9 to approve a bill to create a new incentives program offering a single company hundreds of millions of dollars in breaks once this year and another company a deal in 2023. The House approved it Tuesday, so it goes to Gov. Laura Kelly.
Her administration says it is pursuing a $4 billion project, but the secrecy rankles some lawmakers.