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Panasonic subsidy deal: Laura Kelly’s ‘shot of adrenaline’ moment?0
- Tax & Spending
- July 13, 2022
Remember the (well-deserved) beating Gov. Sam Brownback received for saying his 2012 tax cuts would be a ‘shot of adrenaline’ to the Kansas economy? Now, Gov. Laura Kelly may have her own ‘shot of 'adrenaline' moment by claiming her $1 billion+ subsidy to Panasonic will transform the Kansas economy. The 2012 tax cuts would haveREAD MORE
Efficient Spending Is Key to Cutting Kansas’s Retirement Tax 0
- Tax & Spending
- June 24, 2022
The legislative session is out, and election-year attacks are in. This week, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the presumptive GOP nominee for governor, announced his plan to eliminate the state income tax on retirement plans. Governor Laura Kelly made the cut out to be a gimmick that will “take us back to the Brownback era
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Don’t Fumble Taxpayer Cash with Kansas Stadium Subsidies 0
- Tax & Spending
- May 24, 2022
Patrick Mahomes has taken the Chiefs to new heights with good decisions under pressure. Kansas taxpayers should follow his lead and be deeply skeptical of subsidies for a new stadium west of State Line Road. Both the Chiefs and their Truman Sports Complex neighbors the Royals see their stadium leases expire after the 2030-31 season,
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Will Long-Term Kansas Tax Relief Please Stand Up?0
- Tax & Spending
- May 2, 2022
This past week was “veto week” in the Kansas Legislature: the time to “make it or break it” for the dozens of different proposals that have floated this legislative session. While some tax relief is already on the way, legislators have until the end of May to provide more. The most-talked-about policy this year was
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Kelly’s Tax Council proposes higher taxes, more spending 0
- Tax & Spending
- April 20, 2022
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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What Savings Do Kansans Get With HB 2239?0
- Tax & Spending
- April 7, 2022
There are some decent savings coming Kansans’ way through HB 2239, which has been approved and amended by both the House and the Senate. If signed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, then HB2239 would provide increased standard deductions, a property tax freeze for elderly citizens, and a SALT Parity act to better align the Kansas
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