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Economy
KDOR Misleads Lawmakers to Justify Kelly Tax Relief Veto
Economy
Federal taxpayer bailout eclipses local payroll changes
Economy
Legislature must protect small sellers from Governor’s unilateral action
Economy
Lockdown effect means 57,000 fewer private jobs
Economy
Localities need belt-tightening, not a bailout
Economy
The real cost of Government “free stuff”
Economy
Kansas RELIEF Act can spur COVID Recovery
Economy
Kelly’s budget raises taxes during recession
Economy
A Kansas Budget for Economic Growth & COVID Protection
Economy
An Open Letter to County Commissioners About COVID Mandates
Economy
Legislature could turn incoming fiscal shortfall into savings
Economy
Reversing years of Kansas fiscal mismanagement
Economy
In one month, 25,000 Kansans quit job hunting
Economy
It’s Official: Lockdown made Kansans poorer
Economy
COVID policy backlash, Kansans relocate to No-Lockdown states
Economy
Kansans’ earnings growth near the worst in the Plains
Economy
August jobs report says no Kansas full recovery until 2021
Economy
Federal bailouts of state budgets hasten fiscal disaster
Economy
Perspectives on Economic Development Incentives and Economic Growth in Wichita
Economy
Small businesses re-plummet despite state economic planning
Economy
Kansas recovery stalls three months after lockdown
Economy
STAR Bonds redirect jobs, not create them
Economy
Gov. Kelly plays politics with federal unemployment relief
Economy
Kansas ranks 41st on economic performance with repeated tax hikes
Economy
Surveying Small Businesses: COVID & Reopening the Kansas Economy
Economy
County Budgets Review: Bringing Savings to Families
Economy
Unemployed Kansans surpass no-lockdown states
Economy
Green Book 2020: Kansas job growth abysmal before COVID-19
Economy
COVID Survey: Small businesses fighting for survival in Kansas
Economy
Green Book 2020: Understanding Kansas Property Tax Burdens
Economy
As COVID-19 triggers financial hardship, Gov. Kelly spares government the pain
Economy
Candidate briefings offer information for politicians & citizens
Economy
Green Book 2020: Gov. Kelly Vetoes Relief From Nation’s Highest Property Tax Rate
Economy
Kansas April jobs report suggests an economic free-fall
Economy
Will Kansas unemployment benefits stall re-opening?
Economy
Kansas Consensus Undervalues COVID Economic Impact – Part 1
Economy
Kansas lockdown shrinks economy, needs post-COVID-19 reforms
Economy
Post-COVID Recovery Plan
Economy
Government policy Kansans need to combat COVID-19
Economy
Kansas 2019 Private Jobs Grows Slower Than Expected
Economy
Kansas media spins job growth
Economy
STAR Bonds taint Kansas’s role as a referee
Economy
County economies among the slowest in the nation
Economy
Gov. Kelly promotes flawed “Three-Legged Stool” tax policy
Economy
Kansas economy ranks 49th as government grows
Economy
Income inequality is about choice not “fairness”
Economy
Kansas deficit-spends into a billion dollar hole
Economy
Kansas out-migration creates U-Haul shortages
Economy
Budget deficit remains as recession fears grow
Economy
Kansas Tax Increase Unfairly Burdens The Poor
Economy
Local officials learning tax hikes doom consumer spending
Economy
Three Signs of Kansas Government Growth
Economy
“Hope” Leads to Work & Opportunity
Economy
Record State Budgets From Off-Target Economic Predictions
Economy
Kansas Has Nation’s Highest Rural Property Tax: 2019 Green Book
Economy
After Record Tax Increases, Kansans’ Happiness Suffers
Economy
Kansas Regulations Stifle Competition and Burden Families
Economy
Are Kansans Preparing For More Tax Increases?
Economy
Will Medicaid expansion save rural hospitals from closing?
Economy
Medicaid Expansion Supporters Ignore That The Policy Breaks Budgets
Economy
KPI acquires The Sentinel
Economy
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Reversing The Kansas Exodus
Economy
December FY 2019: Kansans Cringe Purchasing for Six Straight Months
Economy
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Economic Development Needs Reform
Economy
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: Taxing Remote Sales & Sports Gambling
Economy
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide: How Kansas Can Recognize Inefficiencies
Economy
November FY 2019: Sales Tax Stalls For Five Straight Months
Economy
2019 Legislator’s Budget Guide
Economy
After Record Spending Vow, State Estimators Wager Robust Income Tax Growth
Economy
Taxing Online Sales Isn’t A Kansas Windfall
Economy
Gambling with Taxpayers’ Paychecks, Consensus Revenue Estimating Needs Reform
Economy
Kansas Freedom Index provides legislative transparency
Economy
Extravagant clothes and furniture are cheap. An education? Not so much.
Economy
Reverse long-term economic stagnation
Economy
KPI publishes 2018 Voter Issue Guide
Economy
2018 Voter Issue Guide
Economy
Tax Cuts and the Kansas Economy
Economy
Pass-Through Exemption Helped Add 18,000 jobs in 2015
Economy
PEAK subsidy costs Kansas $48.5 million annually
Economy
States that Spend Less, Tax Less…and Grow More
Economy
Kansas Private Sector Jobs Grew in 2016
Economy
2017 Greenbook
Economy
Kansas budget can be balanced without tax hikes
Economy
New business filings sets another record in Kansas
Economy
Kansas job rank improves after tax reform
Economy
Kansas tax proposal endorses government favoritism
Economy
A Thousand Flowers Blooming: Understanding Job Growth and the Kansas Tax Reforms
Economy
Coverage of proposed $820 million tax hike loaded with media bias
Economy
$820 million tax hike not necessary
Economy
Government’s Entitlement Mentality – Part 2
Economy
Governing isn’t about granting wishes
Economy
Government’s entitlement mentality – Part 1
Economy
Oil, farming suppress sales tax collections
Economy
Pass-through entities drive job growth in Kansas
Economy
Media and highway contractors mislead again
Economy
Personal Income Ranking Distorted by Media
Economy
Former Kansas governors’ definition of ‘fiscal health’ favors government over taxpayers
Economy
Kansas Makes Significant Income Gains over Missouri Post-Tax Reform
Economy
Kansas private sector employment more competitive since 2012
Economy
Kansas economy outperformed the region through 3rd Quarter 2015
Economy
Kansas More Competitive since Tax Reform
Economy
Kansas gains new high-income residents
Economy