Kansas lawmakers are close to authorizing more than $1 billion in state incentives in hopes of attracting an undisclosed, $4 billion project from an unnamed company.
The House voted 80-41 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would set up a new program within the state Department of Commerce to offer such a big package of incentives to a single company this year and another again in 2023. The Senate expects to vote on the measure Wednesday, and its approval would send it to Gov. Laura Kelly.
The governor pushed for a new incentives program, and officials say Kansas is competing with another state for the big project.
