Tag: Taxation
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Wichita Warren Theater IRB a TIF district in disguise
On Tuesday the Wichita City Council will consider an economic development incentive for a local business. The process the city is using to grant this incentive bypasses the scrutiny that accompanies the formation of TIF districts while providing essentially the same benefit.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 29, 2010.
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Kansas legislature special session possible
Yesterday’s edition of the KPTS television public affairs program Ask Your Legislator featured talk on taxes, and speculation that a special session of the Kansas Legislature might be needed this summer.
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Financial services reform consequences may not be unintended
A financial services regulation bill could place many types of businesses under new regulations, even though they are nothing like banks or other companies typically considered to be in the financial services business.
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Raj Goyle votes to end Kansas corporate income tax!
Did a vote by Raj Goyle last week in favor of ending the Kansas corporate income tax signal a genuine shift in his mindset, or was it merely election-year posturing?
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In Kansas, everyone wins or we all lose
By Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute. One of the biggest obstacles to conflict resolution is the petty notion that one party has to lose in order for the other party to win. Amazingly, people (regrettably, including me) who very clearly understand and explain this common-sense concept when settling squabbles among their children can completely lose…
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Kansas Economic Freedom Index launched
The purpose of the Kansas Economic Freedom Index is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for March 22, 2010.
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Kansas sugar tax testimony heard, bill doesn’t advance
Wednesday’s meeting of the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee heard testimony on SB 567, which would increase taxes on drinks sweetened with sugar. At the next day’s meeting, the bill didn’t advance out of committee.
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Tax law imported to Kansas from California
A Kansas senator is importing California tax law in an effort to solve the Kansas budget problem by raising revenue instead of controlling spending.
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In Sedgwick County, is there slack time?
As reported in the Wichita Eagle, the Sedgwick County Commission decided to reimburse the county for time its employees spent working on arena-related matters.
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Kansas tax simplification desired, but opportunity forgone
Two Kansas lawmakers expressed their desire for simplification of the Kansas tax system, but failed to put these desires into practice when given the opportunity to do so.