Kelly talks taxes, education, Medicaid expansion in speech to Wichita’s business leaders
Kelly said her budget, which includes tax revenue that would likely not materialize under the proposed bill, makes more sense for long-term economic growth in the state than another "failed tax experiment."
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Kelly wants to keep tax rates the way they are this year.
Republican leaders want to pass a bill designed to prevent
"Our young people are going to have fewer job opportunities and have fewer companies looking at
Kelly, a Democrat, said the state's problem is attracting young talent to fill the jobs that are already here. Most of the questions from audience members at the chamber lunch were about Kelly's plans to fix
Her solutions for attracting high-skilled workers are properly funding education and expanding Medicaid, two things that will create and maintain a well-educated, healthy workforce, she said.
She said she wants to get middle school students thinking about careers to lower the dropout rate. She also wants to strengthen career and technical training programs to train and retrain workers throughout their careers.
"It is critical that businesses have the people they need with the skills they need, and the state can be a partner in making this happen," Kelly said.
The backdrop for Kelly's visit to
Wagle, the tax bill's architect who has hinted at a
The
The tax bill passed the
Kelly is expected to veto the bill but said Friday that she will wait to see what happens in the House before discussing a veto. The bill is scheduled for a hearing next week.
"I have consistently called on legislators to make no changes to our tax structure. We really can't afford to do that because we have no idea where we stand revenue-wise," Kelly said. "So I would really appreciate if they would just relax and give it some time."
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