Kansas Senate Approves Tax Break for Health Clubs

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After a long and heated debate, the Kansas Senate approved a bill on Friday exempting for-profit health clubs from paying property taxes on the premise that such businesses face unfair competition from nonprofits such as the YMCA. 

“We’ve had over 100 health clubs close, much of that as a result of the mega Y facilities coming up and municipals coming up,” said Sen. Jeff Melcher, R-Leawood. “They have lost sight of their mission … they really are just health clubs like any other.”

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