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Will politicians serve local government or their constituents on property tax reform?

By Dave Trabert

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Tax & Spending

Will politicians serve local government or their constituents on property tax reform?

Dave Trabert | July 2, 2026

An image of a man drawing the outline of a graph increasing and going up, demonstrating the economic growth of small business.

Kansas Needs Growth, Not Managed Decline

Vance Ginn | June 30, 2026

Affordability issue #1: Property tax increases far exceed most Kansans’ change in personal income

Dave Trabert | June 22, 2026

The outside of a rural hospital, image focused on the emergency room entrance.

Rural Hospitals Need Prosperity

Vance Ginn | June 17, 2026

Wealthiest taxpayers pay more than their fair share of income taxes

Dave Trabert | June 15, 2026

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Kansans Need Facts about Data Centers

Vance Ginn | June 11, 2026

EDUCATION

New A–F Grades for Kansas Schools Highlight Impact of Lowered Standards

Ellen Hathaway | June 29, 2026

Here we go again; JoCo districts prepare another school funding lawsuit rather than educating students

Dave Trabert | May 21, 2026

Kansas leads the world in ACT score declines

Dave Trabert | March 11, 2026

Age verification laws aren't a substitute for parenting. A stock photo of a child staring at his phone.

Age Verification Isn’t Parenting

Vance Ginn | February 3, 2026

Johnson County superintendents fail 4th-grade math

Dave Trabert | February 2, 2026

School funding almost $19,000 per student, cash reserves hit $1.33 billion, enrollment declines, and employment increases

Dave Trabert | January 26, 2026

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