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Tax Reform Has Given Majority of Kansans Tax Relief, New Data Shows 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 20, 2016
Critics of tax reform in Kansas continue trying to paint it as only benefiting businesses and those with higher incomes. Data from the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) proves otherwise and shows that the majority of Kansans—those earning anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000—have enjoyed reduced tax burdens. The table below shows this in the form
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KPERS Debt Created under Previous Administrations 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 17, 2016
Kansas has a high debt burden, but it long predates the current administration, current tax policy, and the current legislature. This fact contradicts media’s misleading use of a September 2016 report from Truth in Accounting to imply that Kansas’ unfunded pension liabilities and broader debt burden have primarily been products of the state’s current budget
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Far From Cash-Strapped, Universities & Many State Agencies Continue To Build Significant Cash Reserves 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 10, 2016
Kansas students and families continue to face mounting tuition and fee expenses even as their state universities continue to build up significant cash reserves. This news comes according to new, FY 2016 unencumbered cash (also called carryover cash) balance data available at KansasOpenGov.org. The adjacent table shows the growth in each university’s general fee fund
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KDOT Spending Higher in 2015 and 2016 than in Prior Years 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 7, 2016
Media and special interest groups representing contractors have been sounding a steady drumbeat decrying decreased highway funding in Kansas, but the FY 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) shows spending on transportation projects in 2015 and 2016 was the highest over the last ten years. Excluding debt service
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