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Ideas for ARPA and Kansas Revenue Cash Pile 0
- Tax & Spending
- February 9, 2022
Kansas sits on a massive influx in taxpayer cash. By June, the state’s ending balance is expected to hold a $3 billion surplus as monthly tax revenues continually exceed expectations. On top of this, the state also has its second round of federal ARPA relief funds hitting coffers in May. Kansas isn’t unique in this
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Governor Kelly Proposes $2.3 Billion in Budget Changes 0
- Tax & Spending
- January 18, 2022
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s Proposed Budgets for FY 2022 and FY 2023 plan to set new spending records. The Governor’s Budget Proposal released the day after her 2022 State of the State speech contains a proposal to increase All Fund Spending for FY 2022 to a total of just under $23 billion. This is $1.34
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A Responsible Kansas Budget 0
- Tax & Spending
- January 10, 2022
The state of Kansas has experienced what are arguably excessive monthly tax collections over the past year. Last month alone exceeded expectations by 7.8%. This comes as a backdrop for the upcoming legislative session where ideas such as eliminating the sales tax on food and offering a $250 tax rebate have been pitched by Governor
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High Tax Revenue Continues into December 2021 0
- Tax & Spending
- January 4, 2022
In December 2021, the state of Kansas took in a total tax revenue of $890.3 million, which was 7.8% greater than the estimates for this month. This includes $293.5 million in sales taxes and $550.3 million in income taxes. The revenue collected for December of this year was 15.6% higher than what it was in the
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Don’t Expand Government Through November Tax Revenue Surplus 0
- Tax & Spending
- December 1, 2021
In November 2021, the state of Kansas took in total tax revenue of $626.8 million, which was 3.1% greater than the estimates for this month. This includes $285.4 million in sales taxes and $302.9 million in income taxes. The revenue collected for November of this year was 12.6% higher than what it was in November
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October 2021 Jobs: Slow Growth Amidst High Inflation 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 19, 2021
The October jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Kansas gained 2,500 private-sector jobs. Unfortunately, this continues a trend of slowing job growth across the state. Since July, the monthly job growth rate has gone from .4% to .3% in August and September to .2% in October. If this sluggish growth rate continues,
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