Tag: property taxes
Kelly vetoes property tax mill rate limit
As expected, Kansas Democrat Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a mill rate limit property tax relief bill late Wednesday afternoon. Senate…
Kansas lost $8 billion in adjusted gross income from domestic migration over the last 30 years
New IRS domestic migration data for the State of Kansas demonstrates something the late Milton Friedman said: “If you ever…
Mill rate limit allows voters to stop excessive property tax increases, unless Gov. Kelly sides with government and vetoes it
On the last day of the regular session, the Kansas Legislature passed HB 2745, a mill rate limit that allows…
Huge management salaries: the tip of government spending iceberg that drives high property taxes
Huge salaries for the top managers in city and county government are among the factors driving out-of-control property taxes in…
Freedom From Taxes Fund envisions eliminating property and income taxes by removing some sales tax exemptions
When fully implemented, the Freedom from Taxes Fund in HCR 5034 would have fewer sales tax exemptions in Kansas, and…
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election
Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita…
Revenue-Neutral transparency helps suppress property tax increases
The goal of the Kansas Truth in Taxation revenue-neutral law passed in 2021 was to make local officials think twice…
Kansas House again tries to eliminate revenue-neutral law with HB 2745
The Kansas House of Representatives is once again trying to strip transparency from the Kansas property tax system by voting…
Kansas Senate votes overwhelmingly to put assessment limit amendment on the ballot
The Kansas Senate voted overwhelmingly to move forward with a proposed constitutional assessment limit that would restrict taxable assessed valuation…
Realtors say they support assessment limit, don’t understand why their association is opposed
Last year, the Kansas Association of Realtors lobbied against an assessment limit—a constitutional amendment to cap assessed value increases. However,…
Per capita county spending drives up property tax; analysis shows efficiency opportunities
Wallace County homeowner Imtiaz Stephen was shocked to open his property tax notice to see that he owes almost $12,000…
Prairie Village moving forward with $30 million bond issue, despite lawsuit
On Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, the Prairie Village, Kansas, City Council moved forward with a plan to construct a nearly-$30…
Kansas legislators get an earful from taxpayers over runaway property tax hikes
A trio of presenters testifying before the Kansas Special Committee on Taxation had a common theme: property tax reform has…
“We are cutting back, why aren’t you?” Johnson County Commission ignores taxpayer concerns, approves 6% tax hike for 2026
Despite a raucous audience alternating between boos and cheers, and so large the venue had to be moved to another…
Leavenworth County Commissioners will raise property tax 5%, blaming it on state, federal government
The Leavenworth County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to raise property tax by 5%, or about $2 million, for the…
Four Wyandotte County Commissioners end-run Mayor Garner to propose a tax increase
Tyrone Garner, Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, who also serves as the CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County,…
Wichita has higher property tax, leadership pay than Sedgwick County government
Data obtained in Open Records requests show much higher pay levels for top officials in the City of Wichita than…
Prairie Village 2024 payroll includes a city administrator and three deputy/assistant administrators
According to information obtained in a recent Kansas Open Records Act request, Prairie Village taxpayers are paying about $775,000 for…
New polling shows Prairie Village residents overwhelmingly want to vote on proposed $30 million city hall project
New polling released today shows that residents of Prairie Village, Kansas—a small, land-locked community in the Kansas City, Kansas metro…
Wyandotte Co. property owners providing hefty salaries for government employees
The fallout continues across Kansas after state lawmakers failed to pass legislation limiting property tax increases. Wyandotte County and Kansas…
Johnson County property tax hikes provided some hefty employee pay increases
The failure of the Kansas Legislature to deliver property tax relief this year after promising voters it was its “#1 priority”…
Kansas economic outlook continues improvement in annual Rich States, Poor States Survey
The outlook for the Kansas economy continues marching up the rankings of states in the 18th annual Rich States, Poor…
Opponents of Paola School District’s COLA tax on property valuations launch petition drive
A new twist on the contentious issue of property taxes is being played out in Paola. A “protest petition” aimed…
Lansing plan to use property tax incentives for housing development district faces opposition
The City of Lansing is proposing a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) using property tax revenue to repay developers over…