• Tax relief going forward in the Kansas Legislature

    Tax relief going forward in the Kansas Legislature0

    This last week was “turnaround week” in the Kansas Legislature during which a bill typically has to be approved by one chamber of the Legislature to move forward through the rest of the session. A few bills that would provide tax relief for Kansas families are very-much alive. They’ll still have the pass the other

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  • Review of Kansas’ Performance-Based Budgeting Shows Poor Results

    Review of Kansas’ Performance-Based Budgeting Shows Poor Results0

    The State of Kansas is scheduled to spend more than $22 billion this year. Still, there is little – that’s being generous – accountability for spending that money. Kansas does not have a budget or appropriations process; it has a spending process that simply distributes money. Even modest attempts to ensure that money is well-spent

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  • Kelly’s Tax Council proposes higher taxes, more spending

    Kelly’s Tax Council proposes higher taxes, more spending0

    Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s Council on Tax Reform recently released their final report and the message is clear: higher taxes to pay for more spending. Spending has jumped 24% since 2018 under Kelly and is more than $2 billion higher than if adjusted for inflation since 1995.  The Tax Council she assembled is continuing this

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