Boost in revenue fuels tax and spending debate in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers pressed toward a final budget and tax package as April tax receipts topped revised estimates by 66 million dollars. Yearly collections were nearly 1 billion dollars above last year’s pace, intensifying calls to reduce taxes and boost refunds. Senator Caryn Tyson urged returning more taxpayers’ money as negotiators aimed to resolve the two issues by week’s end.
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City mulls bigger Queens Road tax district expansion
Lawrence city leaders directed staff to study widening the Queens Road benefit district to include more properties such as the Walmart site Hunt ers Ridge apartments and a city owned parcel planned for a police headquarters. Residents urged fairness and questioned boundaries as commissioners proposed expanding to cover Sixth Street Overland Drive Stoneridge Drive and nearby parcels on Dole Drive Inge Court Earhart Circle and Landon Court.
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Dark money expected to flood Kansas races this year
Aaron Estabrook of the Save Kansas Coalition notes third party groups will flood the Kansas Legislature and state offices with unlimited campaign spending from donors hidden from public view, marking a intensified money battle from both left and right.
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Sales tax referendum appears too close to call in countywide vote
Journal-World and Google Surveys polled Douglas County voters about a half cent sales tax to fund the jail expansion and mental health programs. Results show 37.3 percent favoring yes and 35.5 percent voting no with a large undecided bloc that could swing the outcome.
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