Laura Kelly on Corporations

	Laura Kelly on Corporations

Cutting state corporate income tax to zero is a non-starter

As Kansans know, I'm all for tax cuts. To date, I've already signed over $2 billion in tax cuts--but going forward, I will not support any proposal that robs our schools of the funds they need to teach our children. For instance, there was a proposal to slash the state corporate income tax to zero. That is a non-starter. We've seen that movie before. We know how it ends. We know what happened to our schools, to our roads, and to our reputation. Source: 2025 State of the State Address to the Kansas legislature , Jan 15, 2025

Experiment of no taxes on businesses drained our budget

Kelly slammed former Gov. Sam Brownback for his "experiment" of lower taxes and no taxes for certain types of businesses. That approach drained the state budget and shortchanged Kansas schools, Kelly said.

She asked the friendly crowd to "join me in slamming the door shut tight and throw away the key on the Brownback years." Kelly said Kobach would "double down" on that approach if he's elected governor.

"If you thought Brownback was bad, Kris Kobach is Brownback on steroids," she said. That phrase has become a rallying cry among state Democrats, and many of the audience shouted "steroids" with Kelly.

Source: Wichita Eagle on 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race , Aug 26, 2018

Recharge the economy via growth in new industries

During the last 8 years the Kansas economy has been stagnant and lagging behind many neighboring states. The Brownback-Colyer administration dismantled many cutting edge programs just to fill the fiscal hole they created. It is critical that Kansas look for new, creative ways to encourage growth in new industries. Laura will focus on making Kansas an innovative business destination and supporting new industries that leverage our state's strengths to let us grow. Source: 2018 Gubernatorial campaign website LauraKellyForKansas.com , Aug 14, 2018

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