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Kansas panel changes proposed property tax lid
Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (CST)
The plan still requires adjusting mill rates when values rise, but local governments get more leeway to increase collections.
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$27 million health plan price tag is disputed
Posted on Monday, March 08, 2010 (CST)
Kansas revenue analyst sees $27 million tax collection drop; business group says owners already claim the deductions now.
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Kansas Governor rips Legislature tax stance
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 (CST)
Giveaways decimate tax base, Parkinson claims; lawmakers say tax cuts benefit the whole state.
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Kansas revenues sag deeper into crisis territory
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2010 (CST)
Revenues are now $89 million light and menace two fiscal-year budgets.
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Kansas schools brace for 5,000 potential job cuts
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2010 (CST)
Board of Education survey outlines districts' plans if no additional tax revenues are raised.
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Kansas' bid for federal school money rejected
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2010 (CST)
State will try again in June to win $166 million in new federal funding for education reform, says school board chief.
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Schools asked to pay more of special education costs
Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 (CST)
Inflation has over run original Kansas state-aid thresholds set in 1994, executives tell House committee.
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Costly Kansas tax credit needs more money, panel told
Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 (CST)
Backers say historic preservation tax credit creates jobs; opponents say it creates unfair competition.
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Kansas tax committee sends $169 million increase to House
Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 (CST)
Member say unpopular measure needs wider debate; homeowners, renters would pay sales taxes on utilities.
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Midwest economy: a spring thaw?
Posted on Monday, March 01, 2010 (CST)
Supply managers are the most optimistic in three years, though Kansas ag, industry still lag neighboring states.
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