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Biden’s STEP Act will tax farmers, small business owners hardest
President Joe Biden, who is promoting an effective tax increase on many middle-class Americans to pay back the unions that…
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JoCo commission approves property tax hike despite opposition
(Update – the original version of this story referenced a 5.3% property tax increase for 2021; a tiny quarter-mill reduction…
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Gov. Kelly’s budget plan creates $1.5 billion deficit in 2022
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced budget changes last week that she said would close a $653 million deficit in the…
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Wichita approves sales tax increase and paying $3 million for a parking lot
A week after approving a 22% hike that customers will pay for a natural gas franchise tax, For the second…
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Kansas Tax Hikers Take Note, France #1 in Taxes.
A day after the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, backed down from introducing a climate change-inspired fuel tax increase, the Organization…
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KPI Honors 4 Topeka Schools For Improved Performance
The Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) does not award participation trophies. So parents at those four Topeka public schools that had…
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Tax Increase Coming to KS Individuals, Businesses If Legislature Does Nothing
Kansans will get a tax increase unless the Kansas House and Senate adopt legislation that mirrors federal tax reforms before…
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KS Revenues Beat Expectations; State Budget Still Broken
The good news: Kansas revenues continued to beat projections in February. The bad news: Kansas budget is still out of…
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Kansas Unemployment Dips to Lowest Rate since 2000
Kansas’ unemployment rate dipped to a new low in October, according to preliminary estimates from the Kansas Department of Labor…
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Interactive Tax Calculator Shows Effects of Tax Increase
An interactive tax calculator on the Kansas Department of Revenue’s website shows visitors how much more they can expect to…
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Astroturf Alert: KASB Urges School Boards to Submit Letters to Editor
The Kansas Association of School Boards is encouraging school boards across the state to submit letters to the editor lauding…
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Rep. Awerkamp Newsletter Offers Insight into Legislative Session
While several lawmakers attempt to explain their reasoning behind voting for the largest state tax increase in state history and…
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Star Fails to Find People Who Oppose Tax Increase
Somehow, a reporter for the Kansas City Star toured Kansas and could barely find a single person opposed to a…
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Raising Taxes in Topeka the Easiest Vote
Rep. Chuck Weber is firing back at calls to increase taxes on Kansas families. “Raising taxes like so many are…
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Is City Using Trump to Sell KCI Single Terminal, Go Bonds?
A friend of the Sentinel received a call today from a sophisticated push pollster hoping to measure the respondent’s thoughts…
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Hartman Urges Brownback to Veto
Republican gubernatorial candidate Wink Hartman is urging Gov. Sam Brownback to veto legislation to increase income taxes on the middle…
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Senate, House Pass Largest Tax Increase in KS History
The Kansas Senate approved the largest tax hike in state history a day after the House offered bipartisan support to the…
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TV News Mischaracterizes Tax Increase Bill
KSHB-TV 41 News mischaracterized a bill that would mark the largest tax increase in Kansas history. The anchor suggests at…
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Tax Increase Bill Headed to Final Action
With no discussion or debate, a large majority of Kansas House members voted to move forward on a tax bill…