Governor Laura Kelly visited Jamboree Foods in Norton, a short 12-mile drive from the Kansas-Nebraska border, to talk about the “Axe the Food Tax” plan’s potential impact on Kansas grocers and communities. Due to Kansas’ high tax on groceries, Kansans residing in the state’s border communities often travel to neighboring states to purchase groceries at a cheaper rate. The Kansas Legislature returns to the Statehouse on Monday, April 25, where they can pass the complete elimination of the state’s sales tax on groceries, with those savings starting as soon as July 1, 2022. With the second-highest state sales tax rate on groceries, Kansans pay more for groceries than people in almost every other state.