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TOPEKA (KSNT) – On Monday, the first day of the 2024 legislative session, Governor Laura Kelly unveiled a new tax cut proposal.

Bowl Bash 3 was a fast-paced, with contestants having four days to complete and return their entries. Rex Goss was the winner of a twoway tie for first place. Goss had a tie-breaking score of 49, which was closer to the total point score of 63 of the Ole Miss vs Penn State game. Goss will receive a gift certificate for $25, which will be redeemable at any of the contest’s sponsors. Since each Bowl Bash contest had a different winner, a drawing was done by the Council Grove Republican. Chris McAffee, winner of Bowl Bash #1 won and is the overall winner. He will win a gift certificate for $50 to be used at any of the contest’s sponsors.

An exasperated Morris County Commissioner Wayne Kohler visited the Council Grove Republican Monday morning in the midst of a heavy snowstorm. Morris County and probably another 104 Kansas Counties have been hoping that the Kansas Legislature would restore the Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund. The account is funded by a portion of sales tax dollars collected by the State of Kansas. Then the funds are supposed to be returned to the counties so that they can be used to directly lower property tax levies. But in 2003, the Kansas Legislature made no fund allocation and has continued to do so in the years since, costing Morris County taxpayers about $250,000 a year in property tax relief. The argument is that the counties would not use the funds to lower taxes. Kohler said the state should give counties a chance to do just that.