Sunflower State News

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.