Payroll jumps in Shawnee Mission but not for teachers
- Education
- August 22, 2018
At the end of 2022, 30 states across the country had fully recovered to their level of private-sector jobs prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kansas was in the minority that failed to do so. While the state continues to doll our hundreds of millions of dollars in megasubsidies to huge corporations, the Sunflower State continues
READ MOREMore than 1,300 local taxing authorities ranging from fire districts and cemeteries to cities, school districts, and counties across Kansas have announced that they will not raise property taxes this year. Those proposing increases will be hosting public hearings about whether to exceed their revenue-neutral rate. According to the Truth-in-Taxation law passed in 2021, taxing
READ MOREWith just 12 days to go before the revenue-neutral rate property tax hearings will begin, over half of the taxing entities that have responded to KORA requests from Kansas Policy Institute are not raising property taxes this year. But as of today, 61 counties have not provided information in response to our Open Records requests
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 MOREOver the past year, legislators have painted a picture of Kansas as a booming economy, pointing to subsidized business development and continually high tax revenues – more a sign of over-taxation than prosperity – as indicators of growth. However, the data about Kansas’s economic performance relative to taxation in our 2022 Green Book tells a
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