Category: Kansas state government
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Kansas Senator outlines plan for revenue without tax increases
Yesterday in Topeka Kansas Senator Ty Masterson, a Republican from Andover, laid out a plan for generating revenue for the state that doesn’t involve raising taxes: The state could sell some of its assets.
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SEIU calls for higher Kansas taxes
At last night’s meeting of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, a local union leader described his union’s efforts in its attempt to drum up support for tax increases in Kansas.
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Kansas bills, legislature tracked by ‘Kansas Votes’
The website Kansas Votes provides information about pending legislation in Kansas as it works its way through the law-making process. This process, which can appear complicated to the average citizen, is explained in plain language on this website.
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Wichita-area legislative meeting report, commentary
Wendy Aylworth provides reporting and analysis from Saturday’s meeting of the South-central Kansas Legislative Delegation with citizens. Protesters adamantly in favor of a one cent per dollar sales tax increase crowded the sidewalk outside the South-Central Kansas Legislative Forum Saturday morning. Some wore purple shirts and some held signs reading “A Penny for Education” and…
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Wichita-area legislative meeting reveals differences in approach to government
Yesterday’s meeting of the South-central Kansas legislative delegation with citizens featured, in the words of one senator, a level of “intensity” not seen in previous meetings of this body. Senator Dick Kelsey made this observation, remarking that this is the first such meeting where the two parties have been mentioned. Following are a few notes…
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Kansas legislative ratings posted
I’ve come into possession of some of the Kansas legislature vote ratings that Karl Peterjohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network produced. I’ve made available the annual ratings of both the House of Representatives and the Senate back to 1996.
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Kansas sales tax study criticized
Wichita State University economist John Wong has produced a study showing that while an increase in the Kansas sales tax would kill jobs, it would result in less net job loss than a reduction in state spending. This differs from an earlier study which finds much greater job loss.
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AFP ads spotlight Kansas budget
One of the things that government spending advocates don’t like to talk about is the fact that spending in Kansas has risen rapidly in recent years.
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Kansas budget can be balanced without tax increases
As the Kansas Legislature prepares to get to work next week producing a budget plan for the next year, Kansans are being told that tax increases are inevitable. Several sources, however, have ideas and detailed plans as to how the state can avoid tax increases.
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Kansas small business will be harmed by targeted tax increases
For so many small business owners in Kansas, it has been nearly a two years since we started experiencing the toughest economic times ever. So many customers have quit coming into our establishments and those who have come will spend much less. Some small business owners have had to cut back employees and many more…
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Kansas budget gap, the real numbers
On Friday the Kansas Consensus Revenue Estimating Group met and released their estimate of revenue for the remainder of the current fiscal year and the next. Revenue estimates for both years were revised downwards.
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Kansas taxes and spending debated
On the editorial page of the Wichita Eagle yesterday, three editorials discussed the Kansas budget, taxes, and spending.