Tag: property taxes
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…
Johnson County residents are looking at another big property tax hike
Johnson County is setting taxpayers up for another big property tax increase in 2024, based on the presentation that county…
Some Overland Park employees got big raises in 2022
The City of Overland Park last year stuck taxpayers with a 10% property tax hike and now we know that…
Median sales price isn’t valid basis to raise all property values
Taxpayers across Kansas are howling about double-digit valuation hikes on their homes, which some appraisers justify by an increase in…
Big pay increases for JoCo employees mean tax hikes for residents
While the “pronoun pins” the Johnson County government recently purchased are a fairly minor cost to the taxpayers, the big…
Property tax relief this year for low-income seniors, disabled vets
Action taken last year by the Legislature and governor will result in several types of property tax relief, including a…
City of Shawnee votes to make housing more expensive
While the Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly were working in a bipartisan fashion to address issues with affordable rural housing,…
“Truth in Taxation” helps cut property tax in 21 counties
The new Kansas law aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in local government taxing and spending decisions shows some promise…
Kelly admin celebrates destructive business tax climate
Apparently desperate for some sort of win to distract from a moribund state economy, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, in a…
Property taxes jump again but help is on the way
This year, many Kansas taxpayers will still see their property taxes go up, and in many cases, four to five…
Kansas has 4th-worst tax environment for retirees in the nation
According to Kiplinger’s, Kansas is the fourth-worst state in the nation for retirees, based on each state’s tax scheme. According…
Michigan decision rejects county’s ‘Dark Store’ appraisal theory
For years, Johnson County, and others, have — illegally, according to courts — been attempting to use a different method…
County commissioner says recall attempt is politically motivated
Sheridan County Commissioner Wes Bainter (R-Hoxie) says the recall attempt against him is politically motivated, and the allegations of wrongdoing…
KPI calls on Kelly to use COVID stimulus funding for property tax relief
Kansas Policy Institute today asked Governor Laura Kelly to follow the lead of Idaho Governor Brad Little, who is leveraging…
Truth in Taxation property tax bill a priority for legislative leaders
The one-day closing session of the 2020 Legislature may bring the passage of the Truth in Taxation property tax bill…
Kansas Property Owners See Spikes in Assessed Valuations
Assessed valuations are hitting Kansas property owner mailboxes, and many owners are finding a big difference between the value of…