House blocks bill ‘cynically’ bundling big-business tax breaks with aid to disabled veterans

Rep. Patrick Penn, a Wichita Republican and U.S. Army veteran, shown March 5, recounted his experience in Afghanistan and Iraq to urge lawmakers to avoid tainting property tax relief for disabled veterans with policy helping Walmart and Genesis Health Clubs to dodge property taxes. SHERMAN SMITH/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector TOPEKA — U.S. Army combat veteran and state Rep. Patrick Penn begged Kansas House colleagues to reject a bill that featured…
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