Search results for: “historic tax credits”
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Naftzger Park project details
The city has finalized a proposal for a development near Naftzger Park. It includes a few new and creative provisions.
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Incentive program ignores ‘One Lesson’
The lesson in the book “Economics in One Lesson” is “The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.” A program implemented last year…
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To pay for a Wichita water supply, there are alternatives
Supporters of a proposed Wichita sales tax contend there is only one alternative for paying for a new water supply, and it is presented as unwise.
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Wichita can implement transparency, even though tax did not pass
Wichitans have to wonder: Was transparency promised only as an inducement to vote for the sales tax? Or is it a governing principle of our city?
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Senate spending spree blows roof off Kansas capitol
The government school spending spree is erupting in the Kansas senate today. The senate took up the horrific house passed HB 2986 this morning. Over three years Sen. Karin Brownlee said this bill would cost a total of $1.38 billion.
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Effect of NCAA basketball tournament on Wichita hotel tax revenues
Hotel tax collections provide an indication of the economic impact of hosting a major basketball tournament.
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Kansas property tax honesty is needed
Kansas property tax reform means reducing the rate of growth of property taxes, not merely repurposing other tax revenue.
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Wichita property tax rates up again
The City of Wichita says that it hasn’t raised its mill levy in many years. Data shows the mill levy has risen, and its use has shifted from debt service to current consumption.
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Marijuana Tax Revenue in Kansas
Tax revenue from the legalization of marijuana won’t make much difference, despite boosters’ claims.
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In Wichita, an incomplete economic development analysis
The Wichita City Council will consider an economic development incentive based on an analysis that is nowhere near complete.
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State government tax collections
An interactive visualization of tax collections by state governments.
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Benefits of tax cuts without raising debt
President-elect Donald Trump should learn from Kansas’s mistake on income-tax reduction — don’t reduce revenue and increase spending.