• The 2024 Responsible Kansas Budget

    The 2024 Responsible Kansas Budget0

    A flourishing economy and thriving people are only possible if a state government has responsible, balanced budgets. Transparency, performance-based budgeting, and tax-and-expenditure limits rein in government spending to avoid deficits. This shores up state budgets in times of revenue volatility. The question has always been how to achieve these goals and the lower taxes they

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  • Wyandotte Commissioners Want to Keep Growing Government at Taxpayers’ Expense

    Wyandotte Commissioners Want to Keep Growing Government at Taxpayers’ Expense0

    Last week, Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County Mayor and CEO Tyrone Garner announced budget recommendations to set property tax mill rates at the calculated revenue neutral rate. This would mean that the levied property tax would decrease by about 8.6 percentage points. The decrease in revenue would be offset by an increase in sales

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  • Thinking Responsibly About the Kansas Budget

    Thinking Responsibly About the Kansas Budget0

    The state of Kansas is on track to turn an estimated $3 billion tax surplus into a multi-million dollar deficit by FY 2027. A $2 billion mega-subsidy for a “mystery company” wasn’t part of Governor Laura Kelly’s original $3.2 billion in tax and spending proposals this year. Something is going to have to give from

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  • A Responsible Kansas Budget

    A Responsible Kansas Budget0

    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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