Tag: Taxation
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Kansas state and local taxes
Among nearby states, Kansas collects a lot of taxes, on a per-resident basis.
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Wichita being sued, alleging improper handling of bond repayment savings
A lawsuit claims that when the City of Wichita refinanced its special assessment bonds, it should have passed on the savings to the affected taxpayers, and it did not do that.
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Wichita Eagle calls for a responsible plan for higher taxes
A Wichita Eagle editorial argues for higher property taxes to help the city grow.
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Business improvement district proposed in Wichita
The Douglas Design District proposes to transform from a voluntary business organization to a tax-funded branch of government (but doesn’t say so).
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Wichita Eagle argues for higher taxes
The Wichita Eagle editorial board wants higher taxes. Relying on its data and arguments will lead citizens to misinformed and uninformed opinions.
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Taxers prefer Hugh Nicks for Sedgwick County Commission
Those who supported higher sales taxes in Wichita also support one Sedgwick County Commission District 4 Republican candidate exclusively.
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Kansas candidate briefings
Recently Kansas Policy Institute, along with Americans for Prosperity and Kansas Chamber of Commerce, held a series of briefings for candidates for the Kansas Legislature.
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Wichita business press needs to step up
If a newspaper is going to write a news story, it might as well take a moment to copy and paste information from a city council agenda packet. Especially when what is missing from the story is perhaps the most important information.
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Project Wichita survey
The Project Wichita survey is about to end. Will it have collected useful data?
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Kansas tax collections
If Kansas government doesn’t have enough money to meet spending requests, it’s not for the lack of collecting taxes.
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Wichita property tax still high on commercial property
An ongoing study reports that property taxes on commercial and industrial property in Wichita are high. In particular, taxes on commercial property in Wichita are among the highest in the nation.
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How much will this cost Wichita taxpayers?
How much, if anything, do tax abatements cost?