Tax & Spending
The 2027 Responsible Kansas Budget
Kansas is relearning a lesson it should already know: the problem is not revenue. The problem is spending discipline. That is the real issue behind the current budget debate. The House budget for fiscal year 2027 would spend nearly $27 billion in…
Bipartisan effort to kill property tax relief based on…
Virtually every member of the Kansas Legislature says they support property tax relief, but there is…
Why Kansas Wins When SCOTUS Stops Tariff Overreach
Kansas cannot treat trade as a talking point. Trade is a pillar of the state’s economy, from Wichita…
Kansas Should Reject Price Controls
Kansas families feel the squeeze. Prescription drugs are expensive. Credit card balances are heavy.…
National group praises Kansas revenue-neutral system,…
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) says the Kansas Truth in Taxation revenue-neutral…
2025 data is in: Four straight years of unaffordable assessed valuation hikes. Where’s the relief?
Assessed valuation changes for 2025, released this morning, reiterate the need for a constitutional amendment to limit the increases. The average increase for existing residential property (not counting new construction) of 5.9% is more than double…
Economic Updates Suggest Kansas Can Lead
If you only look at Kansas’s unemployment rate, you might think everything is fine. That’s the…
Bipartisan electoral politics stand in the way of…
Kansas homeowners aren’t just facing higher property taxes — they’re facing unaffordable assessed…
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…
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