Tag: Truth in Taxation
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…
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…
Delaying property tax honesty bill implementation is bad for taxpayers
A parade of city and county officials yesterday asked the House Taxation Committee to delay implementation of the property tax…
Lawmakers fast-track SB 13 Truth in Taxation property tax bill
The Truth in Taxation transparency measure vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly last year is back as SB 13, which requires…
Kansas Reflector legislative coverage puts media bias on full display
Media bias comes in many flavors; making outright false claims, slipping editorial statements in news stories to push a political…
Cities, counties use your money to fight property tax relief
City and county officials often justify tax increases as being necessary to provide services demanded by residents. But if they…
Overland Park proposes 6% property tax increase
The City of Overland Park is proposing a 6.2% property tax hike next year, according to their proposed 2021 budget. …
Property tax reform survives efforts to scuttle the bill
Local elected officials will have to be honest about the entire property tax increase they impose starting next year. The…
House tax committee chooses government interests over taxpayers
At Tuesday’s House Taxation Committee, Rep. Ken Corbet (R-Topeka) expressed frustration that the committee seems to favor government interests over…
Senate tax committee tees up property tax reform
Kansans are another step closer to major property tax reform, thanks to bipartisan efforts of the Senate tax committee. The…
House committee discusses property tax transparency
The House Taxation Committee held met virtually this afternoon to discuss Senate Bill 294, a property tax transparency bill, and…
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…
Local government entities continue fighting Truth in Taxation property tax law
In testimony Monday on Truth in Taxation before the House Taxation Committee, Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell urged legislators to…