Tag: property taxes
Russell County property owner, county appraiser square off before Board of Tax Appeals
Rising property valuations and resulting tax increases were recently discussed before the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) in Topeka.…
JOCO commissioners increase their salaries 23% after Election Day
After the votes were counted and elections decided, Johnson Countians discovered their property taxes were increasing an average of 5.6%,…
Software error causes Kansas counties to issue incorrect Revenue Neutral notices
As many as 80 of the 105 counties in Kansas sent out miscalculated revenue neutral notices to their taxpayers. The errors…
500% tax increase, lack of transparency frustrates Douglas County taxpayer
Citing property taxes in Douglas County are up more than 500% in the last 25 years, nearly five times as…
Sedgwick County sales tax proposal would simply the tax shift burden and likely increase it
Sedgwick County is floating a new “property-tax relief” proposal that — while it would theoretically lower property taxes — would…
Lansing USD 469 school board to debate budget with a 24% property tax hike
USD 469 taxpayers will gather in Lansing to hear a presentation on the 2024-2025 budget that will exceed revenue-neutral. A…
Leavenworth, Lansing superintendents prepare deceptive property tax presentation
Leavenworth USD 453 Superintendent Dr. Kellen Adams and Lansing USD 469 Superintendent Marty Kobza will discuss property taxes before the…
Easton USD 449 gives taxpayers a win with revenue-neutral budget in upcoming school year
Despite ever-increasing property assessments statewide, school patrons in Leavenworth County’s Easton School District will not pay additional property taxes in…
City of Edgerton falsely claims people are paying less in property tax
The City of Edgerton claims property taxes have declined for the average homeowner since 2008. That’s the message to residents in…
Kansas lawmakers send governor another tax cut bill
After multiple vetoes, the Kansas Legislature believes “Groundhog Day” has ended, and Governor Laura Kelly says she will sign its…
KPI urges Legislature to pass constitutional amendment to limit property valuation increases
The Kansas Legislature, in its upcoming Special Session, should approve a constitutional amendment limiting the annual increases in property valuations,…
Study shows Kansas tax burden is the 12th highest in the nation
While taxpayers await another threatened veto of tax relief, a new analysis shows Kansas has the 12th highest tax burden…
Beloit group claims school board lacks transparency in bond issue campaign
Voters in USD 273 Beloit go to the polls in April to decide the fate of a $20 million package…
Switched vote insures Lansing school district patrons won’t see tax increase
The USD 469 Board of Education in Lansing has approved a budget for the 2023-2024 school year that will not…
Dueling news releases show rift widening in aftermath of Wetmore closing
The ongoing financial dispute stemming from the closure of the Wetmore Academic Center (WAC) between USD 113 Prairie Hills and…
USD 453 budget video makes deceptive property tax claims
New Leavenworth Superintendent Dr. Kellen Adams posted a recent video to justify the proposal for USD 453 to exceed the…
Revenue-Neutral hearing dates set across Kansas…here’s where you can attend
Your chance to tell elected officials what you think of property tax increases is coming up soon, and history indicates…
Kansas has lost 5,500 private-sector jobs in 2023, rest of the region gains
Kansas is the only state in the region that has lost private-sector jobs so far in 2023 according to statistics…
Lansing superintendent published false claims in ad pushing a 12% tax hike
USD 469 Lansing last week published on its website an advertisement entitled “Revenue Neutral Rate Explained” designed to encourage support…
Nebraska cuts income tax rates, leaving Kansas the highest in the region
The tax motto in Kansas — ‘we aren’t as bad as Nebraska’ — no longer applies now that Nebraska Governor Jim…
Cherokee County reduces property tax while maintaining services
While many local government entities have steadily increased property tax, Cherokee County has reduced property tax revenue for two straight…
Prairie Village wants to strip homeowners of property rights and won’t answer questions
Discussions on changing zoning regulations to to strip homeowners of property rights to increase the supply of more affordable housing…
Kansas Senate OKs constitutional amendment capping property valuations
Three initial “No” votes on SCR 1610 changed to “Yes” for a revised proposal in SCR 1611 limiting increases in…
Constitutional amendment limiting property valuation to 3% annually is one vote shy of passing Kansas Senate
A proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution limiting yearly property valuation increases to 3%, except under certain conditions, is one…