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AG Schmidt: It is ‘time to put this election behind us’

By Sunflower State News reports | Dec 15, 2020

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is encouraging voters to move on after the United States Supreme Court denied a challenge from Texas.

Kansas’ approach to COVID causing hysteria

By Staff report | Nov 24, 2020

Kansas finds itself at 346 deaths per million making it 16th in the country when it comes to COVID-related deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project.

Kansas ranked third in nation with rental vacancy rate of 12.1% in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Nov 12, 2020

Kansas ranked third in the nation throughout 2020 with a rental vacancy rate of 12.1 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Top marginal tax rate in Kansas could reach 55.04% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Kansas could hit 55.04 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gets ‘D’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly received a grade of “D” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for her tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Analysis: Mask mandates didn’t stop Covid spread in Kansas

By Staff reports | Oct 6, 2020

Researchers have found the July 3 mask mandate in Kansas did nothing to stop Covid outbreaks and is correlated with a rise in cases.   

Kansas’s property tax revenue up 19 percent since Q3 2019

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2020

Kansas collected $25 million in property taxes during the third quarter of 2020, a 19 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Kansas collects $25 million in property tax revenue in Q3 2020

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2020

Kansas collected $25 million in property taxes during the third quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

The 'shutdown' process is far from perfect, attorney says, but businesses do have options

By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 25, 2020

Olathe attorney Ryan Kriegshauser told Sunflower State News that when governments decide what businesses can stay open and which ones must close, there are serious questions about the decision-making process — questions that extend far beyond the borders of Kansas.

Kansas to lose $76.4 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Kansas will lose $76.4 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.

Kansas Senate candidate Kobach signs the Declaration of Energy Independence

By April Bamburg | Jul 8, 2020

Kris Kobach, former Kansas Secretary of State, is running to replace Pat Roberts in the U.S. Senate.

Kansas’s property tax revenue up 3.9 percent since Q2 2019

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2020

Kansas collected $293 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2020, a 3.9 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Kansas collects $293 million in property tax revenue in Q2 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2020

Kansas collected $293 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Kansas Convention of States disagrees with Gov. Kelly, wants amendment convention

By Savannah Howe | May 4, 2020

Kansas Convention of States says Gov. Kelly's criminal penalties for violating COVID-19 restrictions are an affront to the U.S. and Kansas Constitutions. The group wants an amendment convention.

Kansans eager to return to work, want Gov. Laura Kelly to listen

By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 18, 2020

Kansas business owners hit hard by COVID-19 closures want Gov. Laura Kelly to listen and act. Protest rally planned by Convention of States for April 23 in Topeka.

Kansas’s property tax revenue up 4.3 percent since Q1 2019

By Sunflower State News | Apr 1, 2020

Kansas collected $462 million in property taxes during the first quarter of 2020, a 4.3 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Kansas collects $462 million in property tax revenue in Q1 2020

By Sunflower State News | Apr 1, 2020

Kansas collected $462 million in property taxes during the first quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.