Tax & Spending Research Archives - Kansas Policy Institute

Kansas lagging behind neighbors who dropped unemployment benefits 0
- Tax & Spending, Tax & Spending Research
- August 4, 2021
A new report from the Foundation for Government Accountability argues that continued federal unemployment benefits stifle worker and family efforts to return to a pre-COVID-19 economy. Despite this, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly refuses to withdraw from programs such as the weekly $300 unemployment bonus, thus slowing Kansas’ recovery. Since late June, the state of Kansas
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2021 Green Book: States that spend less, tax less…and grow more 0
- Tax & Spending, Tax & Spending Research
- May 14, 2021
The Legislature’s override of Governor Kelly’s veto of SB 50 will finally allow Kansans to enjoy the full benefit of the 2017 federal tax cuts, and our 2021 Green Book puts the importance of tax cuts in perspective. The relationship between the size of government and economic growth is as true today as we firstREAD MORE
Policy Brief: Kansas Must Act to Protect Small Sellers from Remote Sales Tax Law 0
- Tax & Spending Research
- March 19, 2021
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2021 Legislator Briefing Book 0
- Education Research, Tax & Spending Research
- January 14, 2021
The 2021 version of our Legislator Briefing Book is a quick-reference guide that provides background and perspective on state spending, taxes, education, and general economic conditions. The charts and tables in each section are updated periodically and are available for download in our Tax and Spending media library and the Education media library. KPI 2021READ MORE
Comparing County Budgets to Address Shortfalls, Drive Efficiency, and Spur Opportunity 0
- Tax & Spending Research
- January 12, 2021
The public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have severely affected county budgets. The pandemic has intensified an on-going storm; counties are losing populations, some areas have the highest effective property tax rates in the nation, and now, most county governments have budget shortfalls. But make no mistake – this is not evidence of a
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Balanced Budget Plan: Delivers Services, Saves Taxpayers to Make Economic Growth, Recession Resiliency, and Tax Reform Attainable 0
- Tax & Spending Research
- January 4, 2021
COVID-19 has presented many challenges for Kansas policymakers. Under unprecedented public health and economic crisis, policymakers must take charge and guide the state to a robust recovery. To do that, they must first tackle the state budget shortfall that lays before them. While it may be daunting, the Kansas Policy Institute has a framework that
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