Taxes, budget, and KanCare expansion were just a few of the items addressed by 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia during a recent stop on KVOE’s Morning Show Friday.
Schreiber says the House of Representatives Financial Matters Committee is still in the process of finalizing its budget proposal and they are hopeful to have that done sometime within the next week. While speaking with KVOE, Schreiber touched on the state’s food sales tax.
Recently the Kansas Senate passed a bill that would eliminate the tax altogether at both the state and local levels. Schreiber stated his opposition to the legislation saying he feels the decision of whether or not to do away with local taxes should be left up to local governments.
It appears Schreiber wasn’t the only representative who felt this way.
Schreiber also took time to speak on the topic of KanCare expansion which continues to see a high level of support and attention from citizens across the state. Unfortunately; Schreiber says he does not expect the same level of attention to be given to the matter either over the remainder of this session or the course of the 2024 session.
That being said, Schreiber tells KVOE there are several at the state level who are working to “create a bridge” to bring the matter to the legislature floor in the coming years.
On the topic of education, Schreiber, a longtime supporter of increased special education funding, recently opposed a bill on that exact topic for a few key reasons. First, because he tells KVOE News the bill would have only provided one year of increased funding and secondly due to its attachment to a larger school voucher bill an item Schreiber has stated he is strongly against.
The regular session is scheduled to wrap up on Apr. 6. The annual veto session will take place in the final week of April.
