Payroll jumps in Shawnee Mission but not for teachers
- Education
- August 22, 2018
2022 was another year of more Kansans leaving the state than new residents coming in. In the Allied Van Lines 2022 US Migration Report for 2022, only 45.4% of customers using Allied in Kansas were inbound while 54.6% of customers were outbound. A multitude of factors are certainly at play but one of these is
READ MOREMega-subsidies, property tax increases, and uncompetitive economics, oh my! From the local to the state level, legislators have the opportunity everywhere from government budgets to the next legislative session to make Kansas a more affordable and economically competitive state for families. Local Budgeting Cities, counties, school districts, and various other government budgets across Kansas are
READ MOREKansas took in 33% more in revenues in the first quarter of FY 2022 than the first quarter of FY 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue’s 2021 report. This trend isn’t new: in FY 2021, the state recorded an actual collected tax revenue $758 million higher than its estimate.
READ MORESome state and local officials believe that subsidies – taxpayer handouts to a few, select businesses – are the way to grow an economy, but most people know that picking winners is, by default, also picking losers. A new study from the Tax Foundation makes that crystal clear. “Tax burdens in Kansas are slightly below
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