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The flat tax through the lens of Iowa’s success story
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Democrats propose 11% property tax hike on farms, other businesses
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Examining four regulations on Kansas’s books
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Integra megaproject shaping up to be another Panasonic flop
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Kansas flounders as other states shore up their tax climate
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Promoting economic opportunity through regulatory sandboxes
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What does the Farm Bill’s lapse mean for Kansas?
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High food prices stem from government overreach in agriculture policy
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Medicaid expansion is wrong for Kansas
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Skepticism towards tax reform reaffirms Kansas’s poor economic track record
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Kansas still swimming in excess revenue
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Counties push false narratives in demand for LAVTR tax subsidy
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Steps to vaporize Kansas’s regulatory burden
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Kansas losing the race for private-sector job growth
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Kansans’ migration across the state isn’t a one way trip
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Public hearings for local property taxes beginning August 20th
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Kansas is an oasis with no progress on regulatory sandboxes
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Kansas budget a record $23.8 billion this year
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Price tag on Kansas’s Panasonic scheme ticks higher
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Attending revenue-neutral rate hearings can help cut property taxes
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Making the most of Kansas’s federal broadband funds
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Transparency in prices could reduce medical costs
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Ads want to attract new Kansans, but jobs aren’t here
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Film subsidies are a box office flop
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Over 3,700 KPERS Millionaires in 2022
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Kansas loses private-sector jobs for third month in a row
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2022 Kansas Payrolls: $2.36 billion
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Kansas’s $1 billion Panasonic handout part of $100 billion in subsidies nationwide
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Kansas collects higher state tax per capita than average
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Kansas slips into second straight month of job loss
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Governor Kelly vetoes tax relief amidst budget surplus
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Rich States Poor States: Kansas ranked 39th in economic performance
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Bill prohibiting state investment in ESG moves forward
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Kansas ranks 38th nationwide for earnings growth
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Kansas conference week round-up
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2022 valuation spikes led to big property tax increases in some counties
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3 ways Truth in Taxation empowers taxpayers
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Over two decades, Kansas lost 200,000 residents while neighbors gain
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ESG-related bills stir discussion in Kansas
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Kansas economy falling behind by staying in the same place
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2022 payroll and overtime for Kansas’s largest cities and counties
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2023 Green Book: Kansas stagnates while others grow
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Tax relief going forward in the Kansas Legislature
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Kansas continues to see more out migration than in
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What is a Flat Tax?
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Small businesses pay for ineffective megasubsidies
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What does ESG mean for Kansas?
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Kansas ends 2022 without fully recovering to pre-pandemic jobs numbers
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Lights, camera, please no action on film subsidies
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Kelly’s budget a malaise of meager tax cuts and hidden spending
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Review of Kansas’ Performance-Based Budgeting Shows Poor Results
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The 2024 Responsible Kansas Budget
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Debunking 6 Myths About a Flat Tax
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Kansas can’t keep pace with over half of country on pandemic job recovery
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Four Reasons for a Flat Tax
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Declining economic indicators show need for tax relief in Kansas
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Media revisits Brownback and Laffer derangement syndrome to oppose tax relief
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Viva la Flat Tax Revolution!
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Kansas still below pre-pandemic job numbers despite private job growth
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Kansas keeps getting duped by economic development schemes
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Inaccurate revenue estimates aren’t a sign for more spending
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Kansas needs more accurate tax revenue estimates
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Fewer government workers gives Kansans room to grow
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Governor Kelly Ranked “C” in Fiscal Policy: ranked below nearby governors
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Kansas lost $295 million AGI in 2020 because of people leaving the state
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Big revenues don’t excuse big government spending
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Stagnation continues in the Kansas economy with tax & spend mentality
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Miller / Amyx property tax plan busts the budget in its first full year
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State responses to Biden student loan decision
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Unspoken reality gets bigger as Kansas jobs shrink
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Kelly administration has $1.2 billion in unspent ARPA COVID-relief funds
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What does “dark store theory” debate mean for Kansas property taxes?
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25 months of excessive revenue continue decades of stagnation
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Combating inflation at the state level
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Is your local government increasing property taxes this month?
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Kansas still 19,500 jobs below pre-pandemic levels
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Topeka relocation subsidy isn’t working
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Many counties withhold information on property tax hearings
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Excess tax collections are not good for taxpayers
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Free Market Solutions to Kansas’s Rising Electric Costs
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Kansas families are losing $8,700 annually from inflation
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Megaproject and Government Spending Can’t Hide Anemic Job Growth
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Saving Billions in Kansas Government Budgets
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Panasonic subsidy deal: Laura Kelly’s ‘shot of adrenaline’ moment?
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Think Long-Term Relief with FY 2022 Tax Revenue
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“Goal” of the World Cup is Soccer, Not Wasting Taxpayer Cash
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Older Residents Leave Kansas For Low-Tax States
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Efficient Spending Is Key to Cutting Kansas’s Retirement Tax
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Cheap, Clean Energy Isn’t An Oxymoron
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Kansas and 17 Other States Lose Private-Sector Jobs in May
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Tracking Kansas ARPA Funds
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Income Tax Increases from Inflation Lose Kansans Wealth
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Kansas Income Taxes $232 Million Over May Estimates
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2022 Green Book: Spend Less, Tax Less, Grow More
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Don’t Fumble Taxpayer Cash with Kansas Stadium Subsidies
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Declining April Jobs in Kansas Amidst Recession Fears
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2021 Kansas Payrolls: $2.26 billion
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Time’s Not Yet Up for More Kansan Tax Relief
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April 2022 Kansas Tax Collections: Remember a Balanced Budget
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Will Long-Term Kansas Tax Relief Please Stand Up?
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Turn Short-Term Surpluses Into Long-Term Tax Relief
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Kelly’s Tax Council proposes higher taxes, more spending
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Tax Cuts Alongside Truth in Taxation Enhancements In Kansas HB 2597
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March 2022 Kansas Job Stagnation
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What Savings Do Kansans Get With HB 2239?
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High March 2022 Kansas Tax Collection: Time for Tax Relief
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Can February 2022 Kansas Jobs Numbers Help Slow Inflation?
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Truth in Taxation transparency helps cut property tax in 21 counties
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Wyandotte Commissioners Want to Keep Growing Government at Taxpayers’ Expense
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Simple Tax Reform Goes a Long Way
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Kansas Legislation Guarantees Right to Work for Eyebrow Threaders
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January 2022 Report Shows Job Growth in Kansas
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Thinking Responsibly About the Kansas Budget
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Tax Reform Possible Through High February 2022 Tax Revenue
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Kansas Film Subsidies would be a Blockbuster-Sized Mess
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What’s Causing Kansas Inflation?
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Rethinking Regulatory Oversight with SCR 1618
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Ideas for ARPA and Kansas Revenue Cash Pile
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Mega subsidy: budget deficits, no tax cuts for people
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Streamlining State Regulations
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Tax Revenue Highs Continue into January 2022
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Zoning Reform, Not Subsidies, Reduces Housing Costs
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SB 347: The Mother of All Subsidies
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December 2021 Jobs Report: Less Labor Participation, More Subsidies
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Governor Kelly Proposes $2.3 Billion in Budget Changes
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2022 State of the State…With a Grain of Salt
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A Responsible Kansas Budget
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Entrepreneurship Resources in Kansas
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High Tax Revenue Continues into December 2021
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Kansas Needs Long-Term Rate Reductions, Not Election Year Rebates
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How Free is Kansas in 2021?
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Oracle’s Acquisition of Cerner Signals Issues with Kansas Subsidies
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November 2021 Jobs: Slow Pandemic Recovery Continues
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Reforming Zoning Laws Reduces Housing Costs
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Achievement gaps persist despite KSDE claims
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Subsidies Do Not Equal Economic Growth in Kansas
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Expanding Broadband Access in Kansas
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Don’t Expand Government Through November Tax Revenue Surplus
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Cutting Red Tape in Kansas
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October 2021 Jobs: Slow Growth Amidst High Inflation
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Don’t Let High Inflation Hurt Taxpayers Through Bracket Creep
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Cut Wasteful Spending to Eliminate the Food Sales Tax
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Solutions to Kansas’ High Property Taxes
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October Tax Surplus Invites Reform to Prevent Over-Taxation
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What is the government’s fair share of what you earn?
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Land Banks Fail to Solve Government-Created Living Costs
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September 2021 Jobs Report: Growth on the Horizon?
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Truth in Accounting Highlights Uncomfortable Truths About Kansas Pensions
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Use Excess Revenues for Tax Relief, Not More Spending
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3 things to know about Truth in Taxation
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August Jobs Numbers Show Slow Growth for Kansas
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Helping Kansans by Rethinking Taxes Around Remote Work
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Tax Expenditure Limits Prevent Government’s Balancing Act
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Share COVID Relief Funds with Taxpayers Instead of Expanding Government
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Tax Ideas for the 2022 Kansas Legislative Session
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July 2021 Job Numbers: Some Private Growth with Room for Improvement
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Kansas Businesses Would Thrive in a Regulatory Sandbox
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More than 100 local governments aren’t increasing property tax
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Cerner’s Kansas Move Represents the Issues of STAR Bonds
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2022 Lawrence Budget: Misdirection and Runaway Spending
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Kansas lagging behind neighbors who dropped unemployment benefits
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Kansas lost $5.7 billion in private-sector GDP in 2020
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Kansas lost 4,000 private jobs, added 8,500 gov’t. jobs in 2Q
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People ‘voting with their feet’ cost Kansas $2.9 billion
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Kansas has some of the nation’s highest property tax rates
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2021 Green Book: Kansas is massively over-governed
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Kansas lost private-sector jobs in April
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2021 Green Book: States that spend less, tax less…and grow more
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Subsidies give Kansas the highest effective tax rates on mature businesses
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Kelly admin consciously deceived legislators, taxpayers
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PRO Act is another Biden middle class tax increase
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Truth in Taxation is a model for legislative change
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An Open Resignation Letter to the Kansas Policy Institute
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KDOR Misleads Lawmakers to Justify Kelly Tax Relief Veto
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Gov. Kelly signs property tax transparency bill
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Federal taxpayer bailout eclipses local payroll changes
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Legislature must protect small sellers from Governor’s unilateral action
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Lockdown effect means 57,000 fewer private jobs
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Localities need belt-tightening, not a bailout
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COVID pandemic creates opportunities for tax relief
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The real cost of Government “free stuff”
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State treasurers deceive Congress on city, state bailouts
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Kansas RELIEF Act can spur COVID Recovery
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Kansas Labor Dept. over-reports COVID job growth
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Council on Tax Reform paves the way for Kelly’s next income tax hike
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Kelly blames others for poor COVID vaccine strategy
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Kelly’s budget raises taxes during recession
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2021 Legislator Briefing Book also has good value for taxpayers
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Cities, counties keep expanding the property tax honesty gap
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A Kansas Budget for Economic Growth & COVID Protection
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MoneyWise: Kansas 3rd worst state for taxing retirees
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Performance-based-budgeting eliminates the deficit & puts Kansans first
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An Open Letter to County Commissioners About COVID Mandates
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Legislature could turn incoming fiscal shortfall into savings
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Reversing years of Kansas fiscal mismanagement
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Mask mandate made unnecessary as Kansans mask-up voluntarily
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In one month, 25,000 Kansans quit job hunting
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Gov. Kelly’s COVID testing strategy won’t end restrictions
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It’s Official: Lockdown made Kansans poorer
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COVID policy backlash, Kansans relocate to No-Lockdown states
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Kansans’ earnings growth near the worst in the Plains
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August jobs report says no Kansas full recovery until 2021
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Federal bailouts of state budgets hasten fiscal disaster
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Small businesses re-plummet despite state economic planning
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Kansas recovery stalls three months after lockdown
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Wichita’s Key STAR Bonds Didn’t Create New Jobs
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STAR Bonds redirect jobs, not create them
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Gov. Kelly plays politics with federal unemployment relief
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Kansas ranks 41st on economic performance with repeated tax hikes
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KC Star pushes faux ‘science’ to defend Democratic governor
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County Budgets Review: Bringing Savings to Families
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Kansas counties and cities hike taxes amidst COVID recession
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Unemployed Kansans surpass no-lockdown states
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Green Book 2020: Kansas job growth abysmal before COVID-19
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COVID Survey: Small businesses fighting for survival in Kansas
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Green Book 2020: Understanding Kansas Property Tax Burdens
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As COVID-19 triggers financial hardship, Gov. Kelly spares government the pain
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2020 Kansas Freedom Index
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Candidate briefings offer information for politicians & citizens
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Educators top KPERS ‘millionaires’ list, system badly underfunded
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Shawnee Mission superintendent wants a property tax increase
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Green Book 2020: Gov. Kelly Vetoes Relief From Nation’s Highest Property Tax Rate
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Use the special session to support taxpayers
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Governor Kelly’s vetoes showed her disdain for taxpayers
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Kansas April jobs report suggests an economic free-fall
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2019 state payroll: $2.17 billion, up 5%
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Will Kansas unemployment benefits stall re-opening?
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Will Kansas legislators show up for work on Thursday?
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Press Release: Time to help our businesses recover
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It’s time to reopen Kansas and let everyone go back to work
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State, local government need spending cuts, not federal bailouts
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Kansas Consensus Undervalues COVID Economic Impact – Part 2
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Kansas Consensus Undervalues COVID Economic Impact – Part 1
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Moody’s: Kansas, Missouri ill-prepared for COVID revenue declines
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Kansas lockdown shrinks economy, needs post-COVID-19 reforms
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Post-COVID Recovery Plan
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COVID-19: prepare for large state budget deficits
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COVID-19: local government should cut property taxes
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Kansas law threatens charitable giving during COVID-19 outbreak
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Government policy Kansans need to combat COVID-19
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Gov. Kelly’s decision to waive regulations amid COVID-19 will help
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Coronavirus reactions must be balanced, thoughtful
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It depends on what you choose to see
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Kansas 2019 Private Jobs Grows Slower Than Expected
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Local government hiked property tax 3X inflation in 2019
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Kansas media spins job growth
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STAR Bonds taint Kansas’s role as a referee
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Many city and county officials don’t trust taxpayers
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Lawmakers can serve Kansans without Medicaid Expansion
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5 things you need to know about property taxes in Kansas
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Gov. Kelly’s 2020 budget: Five things you should know
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Property tax hikes are proof of an honesty gap
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Views of individual Kansans clear in new poll
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County economies among the slowest in the nation
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Gov. Kelly promotes flawed “Three-Legged Stool” tax policy
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Kansas economy ranks 49th as government grows
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Will thousands more Kansans fall into the 2020 windfall veto trap?
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Latest Medicaid expansion plan riddled with red flags & a “scam.”
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Income inequality is about choice not “fairness”
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Kansas deficit-spends into a billion dollar hole
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Kansas out-migration creates U-Haul shortages
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Gov. Kelly’s tax council on track to income redistribution
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The truth about county spending; there’s room to cut
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Will Gov. Kelly’s tax council reward government over families?
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Local government property tax data shows opportunity for savings
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Poor feel the bite of Gov. Kelly’s windfall veto
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Budget deficit remains as recession fears grow
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Local gov’t. has biggest share of $3 billion property tax hike
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Kansas Tax Increase Unfairly Burdens The Poor
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Local officials learning tax hikes doom consumer spending
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Record-setting levels of Freedom in Kansas Legislature
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Three Signs of Kansas Government Growth
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Over 2,500 KPERS ‘millionaires’ and $1.7 billion in pension payments published
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Local Government Pushes Property Tax to Record Levels
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$2 billion Kansas payroll posted to KansasOpenGov.org
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“Hope” Leads to Work & Opportunity
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Record State Budgets From Off-Target Economic Predictions
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$1.2 billion city and county payrolls online
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More State Funding Won’t Stop Tuition Hikes
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Kansas Taxpayers Left With $1.4 Billion Deficit Despite Governor’s Veto
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Kansas Has Nation’s Highest Rural Property Tax: 2019 Green Book
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After Record Tax Increases, Kansans’ Happiness Suffers
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Coincidence or Preparation? Kansans Cut Shopping Equal to Vetoed Tax Windfall
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Kansas Regulations Stifle Competition and Burden Families
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New county data underscores struggling Kansas economy
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A $2 Billion Tax Increase Inbound: How Would It Impact You?
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Solving the Kansas Budget Crisis
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Kansas’s Spending Problem Makes Tax Increases Unavoidable
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It’s Official: Governor’s Budget Sets Up A $1.3 Billion Tax Increase
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Are Kansans Preparing For More Tax Increases?
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No Oversight for Kansas Discretionary Spending
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Medicaid Expansion Attracts Tax & Spend Philosophy
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Will Medicaid expansion save rural hospitals from closing?
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Obama administration admitted Medicaid expansion hurts the truly needy
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Governor’s Budget is Not Structurally Balanced
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Medicaid Expansion Supporters Ignore That The Policy Breaks Budgets
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2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Reversing The Kansas Exodus
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December FY 2019: Kansans Cringe Purchasing for Six Straight Months
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2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Economic Development Needs Reform
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Creating a better economy for Kansas
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2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Taxing Remote Sales & Sports Gambling
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What can we expect with new leadership in Kansas?
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2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: How Kansas Can Recognize Inefficiencies
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Here We Go Again: Deficit Spending Could Lead To Billion Dollar Tax Hike
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What was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan?
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November FY 2019: Sales Tax Stalls For Five Straight Months
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2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide
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Reports of Budget Surplus Ignore Imbalance
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After Record Spending Vow, State Estimators Wager Robust Income Tax Growth
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KPI launches first episode of “Choosing Freedom”
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Taxing Online Sales Isn’t A Kansas Windfall
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October 2018 Report Shows Trend of Sales Tax Struggling
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Kansas Ranked 15th in Economic Freedom
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Gambling with Taxpayers’ Paychecks, Consensus Revenue Estimating Needs Reform
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Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency
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Extravagant clothes and furniture are cheap. An education? Not so much.
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Reverse long-term economic stagnation
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Politicians are ignoring a $3.7 billion revenue shortfall
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KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
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$3.7 billion tax increase set up by courts and schools
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Lifetime Freedom Index scores set new lows
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Water is wet and party registration tells little about support of liberty
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Kansas Supreme Court teetering on tyranny
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KPERS pension distribution creates 327 new ‘millionaires’
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KS House socks citizens with another tax increase
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Kansas legislators might raise taxes again
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Online sales tax a ruse to grow government
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Kansas #26 in “Rich States, Poor States”
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2018 Green Book: Smaller government, more growth
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$2 billion 2017 Kansas payroll online
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School funding plan requires big tax hike
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WestEd cost study has media pushing huge tax hikes
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City and county payrolls jumped in 2017
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County property tax nearly triples rate of inflation and population
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What was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan
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Medicaid Expansion Crushes State Budgets
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Kansas Job Growth Rank Improves Post-Tax-Relief
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Tax Cuts and the Kansas Economy
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Pretty Prairie Residents Reject Property Tax Hike
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Are you ready for another tax increase?
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Good News in Kansas City Star
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Kansas Legislature Lifetime Freedom Index Released
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Legislature moves away from freedom in 2017 session
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Legislators Don’t Like Being Called Out for State Spending Hike
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Kansas Legislature Broke a Lot of Promises
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$1.6 Billion Pension Payouts; Over 2,000 KPERS ‘Millionaires’
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Media, Left Attempt to Re-write History of Kansas Tax Reform
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Legislature Disregards Citizens with $3 Billion Kansas Income Tax Hike
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$11 Billion School Debt Exceeds State Debt
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Dedicating Income Tax to Schools is Just Pandering; There’s Also a Downside
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Freedom Index: Political Division is Citizens vs. Government, Not Party Lines
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Kansas Legislature to Citizens – let them eat cake
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IRS data refutes Kansas tax evasion theories
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Kansas Budget can be balanced without a tax increase
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A tax on your income tax?
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Kansas Budget Deficit overstated by $200 million
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Local Government to Kansans – Suck it up and Pay up
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City Property Tax Hikes
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Kansas Freedom Index – Legislature Opposes Economic Freedom, Personal Liberty
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Pass-Through Exemption Helped Add 18,000 jobs in 2015
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Local Gov’t. Threatens Citizens over Property Tax Lid
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PEAK subsidy costs Kansas $48.5 million annually
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States that Spend Less, Tax Less…and Grow More
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Fake news in Kansas promotes political agenda
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2016 State Payroll 3% Above 2013 Level
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City and County Payroll Provides Property Tax Insight
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Property Tax Hikes Continue
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Kansas Private Sector Jobs Grew in 2016
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Better Together PSA
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Kansas budget can be balanced without tax hikes
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Efficient, Effective Spending Keeps Taxes Low
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Gov. Brownback Promises Veto of $2.4 Billion Income Tax Increase
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Kansas House passes $2.4 billion income tax increase
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New business filings sets another record in Kansas
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Kansas income tax hike rejected by citizens
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Public Discussion Exposed Misleading Claims on State Tax and Budget
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Most Kansas legislators won’t declare their principles
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Kansas job rank improves after tax reform
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Kansas tax proposal endorses government favoritism
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Brownback’s budget proposal pretty good overall
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State of the State puts students, citizens first
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Tax Change Recap
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Coverage of proposed $820 million tax hike loaded with media bias
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State think tanks lead the fight for freedom
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$820 million tax hike not necessary
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Legislative leadership moving Left in Kansas
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Media’s hypocritical tizzy over fake news
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Government’s Entitlement Mentality – Part 2
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Governing isn’t about granting wishes
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Government’s entitlement mentality – Part 1
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KC Biz Journal misleads on Johnson County property tax
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Oil, farming suppress sales tax collections
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Move Revenue Estimates from April to May
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States That Spend Less Tax Less
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September Jobs Numbers Show Kansas Continuing To Become More Competitive Post-Tax Reform
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Pass-through entities drive job growth in Kansas
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Tax Reform Has Given Majority of Kansans Tax Relief, New Data Shows
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KPERS Debt Created under Previous Administrations
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Far From Cash-Strapped, Universities & Many State Agencies Continue To Build Significant Cash Reserves
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KDOT Spending Higher in 2015 and 2016 than in Prior Years
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Media Ignores Some Good News in August Jobs Numbers
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$1.45 Billion tax hike or broken promises coming in January
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Kansas individual income tax receipts +7% this year
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Media and highway contractors mislead again
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19 U.S. Senators promoting tyranny
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Olathe’s real spending increase is higher than explained
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Kansas gradually becoming more competitive on job growth, June numbers show
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Olathe and Johnson County misrepresent pending property tax increases
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Property tax hikes in the works
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Students and Taxpayers Bear the Costs of Generous Pay Packages at Johnson County Community College
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Personal Income Ranking Distorted by Media
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Yellow journalism defines KC Star’s Steve Rose
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Former Kansas governors’ definition of ‘fiscal health’ favors government over taxpayers
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Payroll Records Suggest Inefficient Spending at Kansas Turnpike Authority
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April 2016 Private Sector Jobs Update: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
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$2 billion state payroll published on KansasOpenGov
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Duane Goossen: Do as I say, not as I did
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Why are property taxes so high?
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Option 4: Soak the Poor
Tax & Spending
‘Burn it down’ strategy to blame for credit downgrades and budget issues
Tax & Spending
Kansas Makes Significant Income Gains over Missouri Post-Tax Reform
Tax & Spending
Tax revenue increasing, but not enough to keep up with record spending
Tax & Spending
Kansas private sector employment more competitive since 2012
Tax & Spending
2015 KPERS report includes 213 new pension ‘millionaires’
Tax & Spending
Once again the Kansas Center for Economic Growth makes another pitch for more taxes and spending on education
Tax & Spending
Kansas economy outperformed the region through 3rd Quarter 2015
Tax & Spending
Press Release: New Poll: Taxpayers demand efficiency in schools, oppose new taxes for schools funding
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2015 Property Tax Allocation: 99% Local
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Kansas More Competitive since Tax Reform
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Kansas gains new high-income residents
Tax & Spending
2015 Property Taxes – The Beat Goes On
Tax & Spending
Houston, we have a spending problem
Tax & Spending
Scare tactics and false choices: just another Tuesday at KCEG
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Senate Commerce Committee Testimony SB361
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December Jobs Update
Tax & Spending
Guest Post: A Medicaid Expansion Offer the States Should Refuse
Tax & Spending
HB 2023 Eliminating Income Tax Exemption on Pass-Through Income
Tax & Spending
Efficiency Study, Governor’s Budget Report Offer Many Options to Balance State Budget
Tax & Spending
November Jobs Update
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Kansas Freedom Index now includes lifetime rankings
Tax & Spending
CBPP pushes political viewpoint as economic analysis
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October Jobs Update
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KPI and THF on Obamacare and Kansas
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September Jobs Update
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August Jobs Update
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Kansas General Fund spending sets new records
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July Jobs Update
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New survey shows 71% of Johnson County residents oppose property tax increase
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June Jobs Update
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Johnson County pushes false choices to justify another property tax increase
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Medicaid Expansion Debate Should Deal With Facts, Not Falsehoods
Tax & Spending
King v. Burwell Decided: Is It 2015 or 1984?
Tax & Spending
KPERS payouts for 2014 include 248 new pension ‘millionaires’
Tax & Spending
May jobs report – a lesson in ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’
Tax & Spending
2015 Kansas Budget Wrap-up
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Property tax abuse continues in Kansas counties
Tax & Spending
$1.5 billion property tax savings might be headed your way
Tax & Spending
April Jobs Update
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New Survey Shows Kansas Business Owners Feeling Increasingly Positive about State Business Climate
Tax & Spending
KCEG misleads on job growth – again
Tax & Spending
Could King v. Burwell Spell the End of Obamacare as We Know It?
Tax & Spending
Q1 2015 Jobs Update
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Guest Post: Kansas Excise Tax Hike Proposal a Bad Choice
Tax & Spending
If fairness is really the issue, tax government pensions
Tax & Spending
KC Star misleads again on Kansas economic growth
Tax & Spending
New estimates show tax revenue still running well ahead of inflation
Tax & Spending
Political perspective masquerades as ‘documentary’
Tax & Spending
2014 City and County Payrolls Added to KansasOpenGov.Org
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Businesses welcome transparent, accessible, accountable state & local regulations
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Survey of Wichita voters on municipal tax and spending measures
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Kansas beats Missouri in private sector job growth
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KC Kansas metro beats KC Missouri metro in 2014 private sector job growth
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Guest Post: King v. Burwell: What State Lawmakers Should Do
Tax & Spending
If Quality Healthcare Is the Goal, Medicaid Expansion Isn’t the Answer
Tax & Spending
Turnpike Payroll Raises Question of Pension Spiking
Tax & Spending
December Jobs Update
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Steve Anderson on Healing the Kansas Budget
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KCEG / ITEP report on tax fairness uses flawed methodology
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Gov. Brownback budget proposal: a lot to like but a few tax disappointments
Tax & Spending
November Jobs Update
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Carve Outs For The Few? Or, Lower Taxes For The Many?
Tax & Spending
Responsible journalists don’t choose sides
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Debunking distorted claims about tax reform and the Kansas budget
Tax & Spending
Opponents should attempt to persuade instead of simply dismiss
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Kansas Medicaid Expansion by the Numbers: Is it Really a “Free Lunch?”
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Scientific Poll: Wichitans Don’t Want Sales Tax Increase
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