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Michael Austin

An Open Resignation Letter to the Kansas Policy Institute
Michael Austin
KDOR Misleads Lawmakers to Justify Kelly Tax Relief Veto
Michael Austin
Federal taxpayer bailout eclipses local payroll changes
Michael Austin
Policy Brief: Kansas Must Act to Protect Small Sellers from Remote Sales Tax Law
Michael Austin
Legislature must protect small sellers from Governor’s unilateral action
Michael Austin
Lockdown effect means 57,000 fewer private jobs
Michael Austin
Localities need belt-tightening, not a bailout
Michael Austin
The real cost of Government “free stuff”
Michael Austin
Kansas RELIEF Act can spur COVID Recovery
Michael Austin
Kansas Labor Dept. over-reports COVID job growth
Michael Austin
Kelly blames others for poor COVID vaccine strategy
Michael Austin
Kelly’s budget raises taxes during recession
Michael Austin
A Kansas Budget for Economic Growth & COVID Protection
Michael Austin
Balanced Budget Plan: Delivers Services, Saves Taxpayers to Make Economic Growth, Recession Resiliency, and Tax Reform Attainable
Michael Austin
Performance-based-budgeting eliminates the deficit & puts Kansans first
Michael Austin
An Open Letter to County Commissioners About COVID Mandates
Michael Austin
Legislature could turn incoming fiscal shortfall into savings
Michael Austin
Reversing years of Kansas fiscal mismanagement
Michael Austin
Mask mandate made unnecessary as Kansans mask-up voluntarily
Michael Austin
In one month, 25,000 Kansans quit job hunting
Michael Austin
Gov. Kelly’s COVID testing strategy won’t end restrictions
Michael Austin
It’s Official: Lockdown made Kansans poorer
Michael Austin
COVID policy backlash, Kansans relocate to No-Lockdown states
Michael Austin
Kansans’ earnings growth near the worst in the Plains
Michael Austin
August jobs report says no Kansas full recovery until 2021
Michael Austin
Federal bailouts of state budgets hasten fiscal disaster
Michael Austin
Small businesses re-plummet despite state economic planning
Michael Austin
Kansas recovery stalls three months after lockdown
Michael Austin
STAR Bonds redirect jobs, not create them
Michael Austin
Gov. Kelly plays politics with federal unemployment relief
Michael Austin
Kansas ranks 41st on economic performance with repeated tax hikes
Michael Austin
County Budgets Review: Bringing Savings to Families
Michael Austin
Kansas counties and cities hike taxes amidst COVID recession
Michael Austin
Unemployed Kansans surpass no-lockdown states
Michael Austin
Green Book 2020: Kansas job growth abysmal before COVID-19
Michael Austin
COVID Survey: Small businesses fighting for survival in Kansas
Michael Austin
Green Book 2020: Understanding Kansas Property Tax Burdens
Michael Austin
As COVID-19 triggers financial hardship, Gov. Kelly spares government the pain
Michael Austin
Green Book 2020: Gov. Kelly Vetoes Relief From Nation’s Highest Property Tax Rate
Michael Austin
Kansas April jobs report suggests an economic free-fall
Michael Austin
Will Kansas unemployment benefits stall re-opening?
Michael Austin
Kansas Consensus Undervalues COVID Economic Impact – Part 2
Michael Austin
Kansas Consensus Undervalues COVID Economic Impact – Part 1
Michael Austin
Kansas lockdown shrinks economy, needs post-COVID-19 reforms
Michael Austin
Kansas law threatens charitable giving during COVID-19 outbreak
Michael Austin
Government policy Kansans need to combat COVID-19
Michael Austin
Kansas 2019 Private Jobs Grows Slower Than Expected
Michael Austin
Kansas media spins job growth
Michael Austin
STAR Bonds taint Kansas’s role as a referee
Michael Austin
Lawmakers can serve Kansans without Medicaid Expansion
Michael Austin
Gov. Kelly’s 2020 budget: Five things you should know
Michael Austin
Property tax hikes are proof of an honesty gap
Michael Austin
County economies among the slowest in the nation
Michael Austin
Gov. Kelly promotes flawed “Three-Legged Stool” tax policy
Michael Austin
Kansas economy ranks 49th as government grows
Michael Austin
Will thousands more Kansans fall into the 2020 windfall veto trap?
Michael Austin
Latest Medicaid expansion plan riddled with red flags & a “scam.”
Michael Austin
Income inequality is about choice not “fairness”
Michael Austin
Kansas deficit-spends into a billion dollar hole
Michael Austin
Kansas out-migration creates U-Haul shortages
Michael Austin
Gov. Kelly’s tax council on track to income redistribution
Michael Austin
The truth about county spending; there’s room to cut
Michael Austin
Will Gov. Kelly’s tax council reward government over families?
Michael Austin
Poor feel the bite of Gov. Kelly’s windfall veto
Michael Austin
Budget deficit remains as recession fears grow
Michael Austin
Kansas Tax Increase Unfairly Burdens The Poor
Michael Austin
Local officials learning tax hikes doom consumer spending
Michael Austin
Three Signs of Kansas Government Growth
Michael Austin
Local Government Pushes Property Tax to Record Levels
Michael Austin
“Hope” Leads to Work & Opportunity
Michael Austin
Record State Budgets From Off-Target Economic Predictions
Michael Austin
More State Funding Won’t Stop Tuition Hikes
Michael Austin
Kansas Taxpayers Left With $1.4 Billion Deficit Despite Governor’s Veto
Michael Austin
Kansas Has Nation’s Highest Rural Property Tax: 2019 Green Book
Michael Austin
After Record Tax Increases, Kansans’ Happiness Suffers
Michael Austin
Coincidence or Preparation? Kansans Cut Shopping Equal to Vetoed Tax Windfall
Michael Austin
Kansas Regulations Stifle Competition and Burden Families
Michael Austin
A $2 Billion Tax Increase Inbound: How Would It Impact You?
Michael Austin
Solving the Kansas Budget Crisis
Michael Austin
Kansas’s Spending Problem Makes Tax Increases Unavoidable
Michael Austin
It’s Official: Governor’s Budget Sets Up A $1.3 Billion Tax Increase
Michael Austin
Are Kansans Preparing For More Tax Increases?
Michael Austin
No Oversight for Kansas Discretionary Spending
Michael Austin
Medicaid Expansion Attracts Tax & Spend Philosophy
Michael Austin
Will Medicaid expansion save rural hospitals from closing?
Michael Austin
KPI Publishes the Legislative Policy Guide
Michael Austin
Obama administration admitted Medicaid expansion hurts the truly needy
Michael Austin
Governor’s Budget is Not Structurally Balanced
Michael Austin
Medicaid Expansion Supporters Ignore That The Policy Breaks Budgets
Michael Austin
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Reversing The Kansas Exodus
Michael Austin
December FY 2019: Kansans Cringe Purchasing for Six Straight Months
Michael Austin
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Economic Development Needs Reform
Michael Austin
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Taxing Remote Sales & Sports Gambling
Michael Austin
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: How Kansas Can Recognize Inefficiencies
Michael Austin
Here We Go Again: Deficit Spending Could Lead To Billion Dollar Tax Hike
Michael Austin
November FY 2019: Sales Tax Stalls For Five Straight Months
Michael Austin
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide
Michael Austin
Reports of Budget Surplus Ignore Imbalance
Michael Austin
After Record Spending Vow, State Estimators Wager Robust Income Tax Growth
Michael Austin
Taxing Online Sales Isn’t A Kansas Windfall
Michael Austin
October 2018 Report Shows Trend of Sales Tax Struggling
Michael Austin
Kansas Ranked 15th in Economic Freedom
Michael Austin
Gambling with Taxpayers’ Paychecks, Consensus Revenue Estimating Needs Reform
Michael Austin
Extravagant clothes and furniture are cheap. An education? Not so much.
Michael Austin