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