Government

The Kansas Senate has passed a bill that would cut income tax rates in Kansas and keep the sales tax at its current rate.

The Kansas House is preparing to vote on three proposals to change state gun regulations.

The Kansas House will soon be considering a tax plan that's very different from one proposed by Governor Sam Brownback.

Spring elections are drawing near and starting Wednesday the Sedgwick County Elections office will mail out advance voting applications.

Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman says the ballots will go out through March 29, the Friday before the election.

"We just ask when you fill out that application to be sure that you read the instructions and complete it so we don't have a delay in getting your ballot out to you," she says.

A Kansas House committee has voted to eliminate around $30 million from the state's colleges and universities.

A Kansas House committee is crafting that chamber's version of the state budget, and more cuts are on the table. The committee is looking at a series of spending cut proposals requested by Gov. Sam Brownback last summer.

The Brownback administration requested state agencies prepare contingency plans and submit proposals for what they would do if the budget needed a 10 percent cut. Now, some members of the House Appropriations Committee are looking through those proposals for ideas to reduce spending.