Search results for: “historic tax credits”
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STAR bonds in Kansas
The Kansas STAR bonds program provides a mechanism for spending by autopilot, without specific appropriation by the legislature.
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To Wichita, a promise to wisely invest if sales tax passes
Claims of a reformed economic development process if Wichita voters approve a sales tax must be evaluated in light of past practice and the sameness of the people in charge. If these leaders are truly interested in reforming Wichita’s economic development machinery and processes, they could have started years ago using the generous incentives we…
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Wichita new home tax rebate program: The analysis
A document released by the City of Wichita casts strong doubt on the wisdom of a new home property tax rebate program. The document also lets us know that city staff are not being entirely honest with the citizens of Wichita.
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In Wichita, two large community improvement districts proposed
More Community Improvement Districts in Wichita indicate a sales tax increase spreading across the city, and a city government captured by special interests.
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Pay As You Go?
On the rare occasions the mainstream national news media bothers to cover federal spending and taxes you are sure to hear the phrase, “pay as you go,” as the primary talking point of the new congressional Democratic majority. This phrase is supposed to reassure us now that the profligate “Bridge to Nowhere,” free spending Republicans…
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Kansas tax receipts
News about Kansas tax receipts for November 2017, along with an interactive visualization.
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New tax targets Kansas senior citizens
A proposal to raise a new “assessment” or tax on nursing home bound Kansas elderly will have its first hearing in front of the Kansas senate’s Ways and Means Committee February 14. The new charge on nursing home residents will total $1,733.75 a year or $4.75 a day if the proposed bill, S.B. 585, becomes…
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Kansas Tax Revenue, August 2023
For August 2023, Kansas tax revenue was 1.9 percent lower than August 2022, and 3.7 percent less than estimated.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, October 2022
For October 2022, Kansas tax revenue was 11.7 percent higher than October 2021. Collections for fiscal year 2023 after four months are 6.1 percent greater than the prior year.