Tag: property tax
Kelly’s ‘bring it on’ comment about recession is an affront to Kansans
There were 38,000 fewer Kansans working in May of this year, compared to January 2020. Business owners and individuals are…
Overland Park Mayor Skoog, staff pushing for (another) 10% property tax hike
Overland Park taxpayers could see their property taxes jump 9.7% for fiscal 2023 — on top of a 10.4% jump…
Johnson County officials effectively propose big rent hikes
County Commissioner Becky Fast is on record saying affordable housing options are a top concern for her constituents, but odds…
Masterson vows override efforts on PBR, fairness vetoes
Senate President Ty Masterson criticized Governor Laura Kelly’s vetoes of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,…
Mississippi becomes third state this year to move to flat tax
While Governor Kelly’s handpicked Tax Council recommends adding a fourth income tax bracket as suggested by her Council on Racial…
Biden’s proposed budget harms Kansas oil and gas industry
As if Washington hasn’t done enough to cause gasoline prices to spike, President Biden wants to impose further harm on…
JoCo officials setting residents up for a big property tax hike
Johnson County officials appear to be setting their residents up for a major property tax hike this year. Most residential…
Transparency works: 52% of local entities won’t increase property tax
Property tax transparency is working even better than proponents hoped, with 52% of local taxing authorities in Kansas deciding to…
Edgerton councilman resigned in protest over property tax fib
Local elected officials and bureaucrats routinely fib about property tax increases, and most often, those who know that their constituents…
Dark store theory: counties break the law, threaten residential property tax hike
Even the name — dark store theory — sounds ominous. With the willing participation of local media, some local officials…
Leavenworth city officials: raise property tax or defund police
When Leavenworth residents asked city commissioners to hold property tax flat next year – like roughly 250 local jurisdictions are…
Overland Park’s lower mill rate doesn’t equate to efficiency
Several Overland Park city council members last week justified voting for a 10% property tax increase by noting that their…
Prairie Village officials cause housing to be less affordable
Every time a government entity creates or contributes to a problem, the proposed solution is inevitably more government. The City…
Overland Park city council won’t be honest with citizens
Last night’s Overland Park revenue neutral hearing showed why Kansans support the new Truth in Taxation law. Taxpayers are fed…
Olathe proposes 9% property tax hike despite $97 million in reserve
The Olathe proposed 2022 budget includes $97 million remaining in reserves in funds that receive property tax, a 9% increase…
Go to RNR hearings and demand lower property tax
There will be a lot of RNR hearings coming in the next four weeks where local officials will try to…
Truth in Taxation is already saving millions in property tax
Now that local officials have to be honest about the entire property tax increase they impose on residents and businesses,…
Overland Park wastes $800,000 on mini-roundabouts
The late Milton Friedman could have been thinking about the City of Overland Park when he said, “when a man…
Finney County sales tax isn’t providing property tax relief
The ¼ cent sales tax that was pitched to Finney County voters isn’t living up to its promised “property tax…
Feds hope to back door Medicaid expansion in Kansas
A bill that would be a back-door way to expand Medicaid in Kansas and eleven other states that have so…
Overland Park 2022 budget: deceit and a 10% property tax hike
Overland Park residents this summer will be invited to attend the city’s first Truth in Taxation hearing where city officials…
Appraisers hiked Kansas home values 5% last year
County appraisers hiked home values by 5.2% last year across Kansas. The average increase on homes that existed the prior…
Pay increases, 9% property tax hike in Manhattan
Data from the Kansas Department of Revenue shows the City of Manhattan raised property tax by 9% last year, and…
Wyandotte County officials won’t discuss 2020 pay increases
While many residents were struggling to pay bills last year, some of the highest-paid employees of the Unified Government of…