Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights:
Top News - States like Missouri and Kansas have proposals that could provide tax incentives and regulatory relief for childcare providers to help buoy the broken business model that forces some providers to shutter their doors.
Missouri Update - The Missouri Senate underwent a tumultuous journey before finally passing a bill on Initiative Petition (IP) reform. Weeks of Republican infighting preceded a 20-hour filibuster by Democrats. Despite this, the Senate passed its version of the reform by a vote of 22-9.
Kansas Update - In a closely watched decision on Tuesday, the Kansas House of Representatives failed to overturn Governor Laura Kelly's veto of a flat tax bill, dealing a significant blow to Republican lawmakers.
Additional Highlights - Aligned is excited to announce the addition of T. Kim Goodnight to our board of directors. Kim brings a wealth of experience to our team as the regional manager for local government and community affairs/stakeholder relations at ITC Great Plains. He wears multiple hats in this role, traveling extensively throughout the Great Plains states.