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Kansas ranks 41st on economic performance with repeated tax hikes 0
- Tax & Spending
- August 19, 2020
A new report shows Kansas is ranked 25th in the overall economic outlook, but economic performance falls to 41st fastest as tax increases take larger bites out of paychecks. These numbers are from the 13th edition of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States Poor States and show the harm of repeated tax hikes. The
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Green Book 2020: Gov. Kelly Vetoes Relief From Nation’s Highest Property Tax Rate 0
- Tax & Spending, Tax & Spending Research
- June 8, 2020
With school closures, businesses shuttered for months, and inconsistent unemployment relief, Kansans’ well-being is in serious trouble. Governor Kelly’s history of denying Kansans tax relief and most recent action to veto the legislature overwhelming approval of property tax relief will only make matters worse. Our 2020 Green Book summarizes what 20+ years of Governor Kelly-like
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Use the special session to support taxpayers 0
- Tax & Spending
- June 2, 2020
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly called legislators back for a special session starting tomorrow, ostensibly to deal with COVID-related issues. But they already did so, and quite effectively. House Bill 2054 provided legislative oversight to Kelly’s emergency management authority and spending federal COVID funds, and also provided much-needed liability protection for healthcare workers and businesses. Kelly
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Governor Kelly’s vetoes showed her disdain for taxpayers 0
- Tax & Spending
- June 2, 2020
Remember Governor Laura Kelly’s campaign promises of bipartisanship, transparency, and doing what’s right for the people of Kansas? Observing her in the legislature over the years made clear it was hogwash, and that it would only be a matter of time before showing her true colors. Her recent vetoes did exactly that. This isn’t a
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Will Kansas legislators show up for work on Thursday?0
- Tax & Spending
- May 14, 2020
Kansas legislators return for a critical, one-day wrap-up session on Thursday, May 21 after an extended COVID-induced Spring Break. Typically, it’s mostly a ceremonial day that many legislators willfully choose to miss. This year is different, however. House and Senate members will be dealing with a host of serious issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic,
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