Tax & Spending
Bipartisan electoral politics stand in the way of property tax relief
Kansas homeowners aren’t just facing higher property taxes — they’re facing unaffordable assessed valuation increases that make it impossible to budget for life essentials or stay in their homes. Property tax is the #1 affordability issue facing many…
Sedgwick County Commissioners use scare tactics and…
Neutral testimony from the Kansas Association of Counties on the proposed 3% valuation assessment…
Kansas Is Relearning a Hard Lesson About Spending
Kansas does not have a revenue problem. It has a spending discipline problem, and the state has…
New property tax assessed valuation limit legislation…
New legislation to limit increases in taxable assessed valuation addresses two concerns opponents…
Subsidies Cost Kansans Even When Revenues Rise
Why the Chiefs deal hurts people today and tomorrow In a previous post, I explained why the…
Alleged savings from the proposed Wichita sales tax are based on flawed assumptions and won’t materialize
Believe it or not, Wichita voters are being told they will pay lower taxes overall if they vote for a new 1% sales tax. Yes, you read that correctly; the message is ‘Pay more taxes so you can pay less tax.’ That’s the essence of the pitch the City of…
How Does Kansas Rank in Economic Freedom?
Kansas ranks 14th nationally, with an overall score of 7.12, in the Economic Freedom of North…
Why the approved Chiefs deal is bad economics
In December 2025, the deal to bring the Kansas City Chiefs across the state line was agreed upon.…
$2 billion Chiefs stadium deal won’t fix the Kansas…
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly declared it a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to transform the…
Kansas’s Revenue Mirage and the Case for a Responsible…
The Kansas State government may be collecting more money than expected, but that should make…
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