Tax & Spending
Wichita should reallocate spending rather than add a new (rushed?) 1% sales tax
The Wichita City Council seems poised to rush a proposal to the ballot for a 1-cent sales tax to raise $850 million over seven years for several new projects. That at least implies that imposing a new tax is the only way to fund “public safety…
The Holiday Season Is Here — But Affordability Still…
If it feels like Christmas keeps getting more expensive, that’s because it is, and Kansans are…
Property tax reform won’t reduce student achievement
Kansas Representative Shannon Francis (R-Liberal) told KSNT-TV that he thinks higher property taxes…
Kansas Doesn’t Need to Play Ball With Corporate Welfare
Taxpayers want markets, not handouts, to drive growth A new SurveyUSA poll of Overland Park and…
Kansas’s Tax Competitiveness Moment – Kansas…
Kansas stands in a better position today than it did just a few years ago. According to the Tax…
Debunking 2 more more property tax myths: setting mill rates and blaming legislators for unfunded mandates
Last month, we debunked several property tax myths that some local officials are using to shift the blame for their unaffordable tax increases, and now there are two more excuses to address. For years, many local officials tried to blame County…
Kansas Doesn’t Need Medicaid Expansion — It Needs to…
Governor Laura Kelly’s Healthcare Access for Working Kansans (HAWK) Act was sold as a…
Government Shouldn’t Pick Winners and Losers—Especially…
Panasonic’s special rate deal shows how corporate favoritism quietly shifts costs onto Kansans …
Kansas City’s Stadium Fumble: Denver Shows How to Play…
Jackson County residents voted overwhelmingly to recall County Executive Frank White Jr. in a…
Kansas Can Learn from Washington’s Shutdown Mistakes
The federal government shutdown on October 1 because Congress couldn’t agree on how much more of our…
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