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- Several senators said Friday’s bill was flawed but they were voting for it to avoid deep budget cuts that Gov. Sam Brownback had promised were coming within days. Several also said their support was contingent on promises that the Legislature would have serious discussions next year about lowering the food sales tax rate.
Yay. Education isn't getting slashed, but it'll cost me more to eat.
- That means Kansans will pay the second-highest sales tax on food in the nation, trailing only Mississippi’s 7 percent.