Kansas
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media mention January 20, 2015 MSNBC: Running out of Options, Brownback Revisits Tax Policy
The Politico report quoted Meg Wiehe, state policy director at the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, saying, “We’ve seen this exploding budget gap, and this year, after three… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Lawrence Journal-World: Kansas has ninth most regressive tax code
Lower-income people in Kansas are taxed at more than twice the rate as upper-income people, according to a new report released Wednesday. The fifth edition of the “Who Pays?” study… -
media mention January 16, 2015 KSN: Kansas among “Terrible Ten” states for regressive tax systems
The 2015 report, entitled Who Pays: A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All Fifty States by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP, claims to assess… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Salon: Defiant Sam Brownback vows to move toward zero income tax — and make Kansas even more unequal
“A study released this week underscores one of the most pernicious effects of such a tax regime: It exacerbates inequality. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that “[v]irtually… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Wichita Eagle: Brownback will try to raise taxes to fill budget hole, but whose taxes?
“A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released this month concluded that households making less than $20,000 in Kansas would spend 11.1 percent of their income paying… -
media mention December 16, 2014 The Star-Herald: Lawmakers Should Pursue Fairness, Not Partisan Hype, in Plans for Tax Reform
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the bottom 20 percent of Kansas taxpayers saw their tax burden increase while the wealthiest Kansans saw their taxes decrease. With special-interest… -
media mention September 30, 2014 Washington Post: Kansas’s Midterm Election Are a Referendum on Supply-Side Economics
By Max Ehrenfraud Brownback has signed major tax breaks into law, reduced state spending and arguably made it harder for people in poverty to receive welfare. He called his initiatives “a real live… -
media mention September 17, 2014 Kansas City Star: Study Ranks Kansas, Missouri Fairly High in Tax Fairness
Missouri and Kansas appear to have relatively fair state and local tax systems when compared with other states, according to a study released Monday. The study by WalletHub, a personal… -
ITEP Work in Action April 15, 2014 Kansas Center for Economic Growth: Kansas Taxes in 2013 – Who Pays?
The tax cuts in Kansas disproportionately affect our poorest residents. While the wealthiest Kansans take home enough money to purchase more than 14,000 loaves of bread, low-income families OWE more… -
media mention March 28, 2014 The Washington Post: New report slams Kansas tax cuts
(Original Post) BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI March 27 at 3:22 pm In 2012, Kansas enacted one of the largest tax cuts of any state ever, and the short-term results aren’t promising,… -
ITEP Work in Action March 27, 2014 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Lessons for Other States from Kansas’ Massive Tax Cuts
Tax cuts enacted in Kansas in 2012 were among the largest ever enacted by any state, and have since been held up by tax-cut proponents in other states as a… -
media mention July 1, 2013 The Wichita Eagle: Average Kansan probably won’t notice small dip in sales tax rate on most purchases, lawmaker says
(Original Post) By BRENT D. WISTROM Eagle Topeka bureau Published Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 5:18 p.m. TOPEKA — The state’s portion of the sales tax is about shrink a… -
media mention June 18, 2013 US News & World Report: What’s the Matter with Kansas’ Tax Policy?
(Original Post) By Pat GarofaloJune 13, 2013 Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has presided over one of the most rightward lurches of any state in the nation, on issues such… -
media mention May 30, 2013 Hays Daily News: Costly session
(Original Post) 5/29/2013 With conservative super-majorities in place on both sides of the Kansas Statehouse, Gov. Sam Brownback had to have been expecting a relatively cooperative and short session… -
media mention May 23, 2013 Lawrence World Journal: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says
(Original Post) Posted by Scott Rothschild May 23, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Topeka — Taxes will increase for low-wage Kansans and decrease for those with higher incomes under plans being… -
media mention April 22, 2013 The Wichita Eagle: Brownback ‘tax swap’ plan facing stiff opposition
(Original Post) By Brad CooperKansas City Star Published Sunday, April 21, 2013, at 6:54 a.m. Eliminating or slashing the income tax is a romantic idea for many politicians. Getting there… -
media mention April 15, 2013 The Kansas City Star: Kansas legislation would cost the poor most, critics say
April 12 By BRAD COOPER The Kansas City Star TOPEKA — This could be, for better or worse, the year of the poor in Kansas. The dominant powers in the… -
report April 2, 2013 Kansas House and Senate Proposals Set the Stage for Tax Hikes on Poor and Middle-Income Families
Earlier this year, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback proposed another round of personal income tax cuts (on top of those he signed into law last year).1 The House and Senate each responded with their own tax cut plans and are expected to reconcile their differences this week. To date, much attention has been given to the major difference between the House and Senate plans — the Senate bill includes permanently preserving a sales tax rate hike that was set to expire this summer while the House plan would allow the rate hike to expire. However, the long term impact of either plan should be of paramount concern to all Kansans because both plans eventually lead to the elimination of the state’s personal income tax.
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media mention March 6, 2013 The Lawrence Journal-World: ITEP report says race to no income tax based on flawed theory
(Original Post) Sunday, March 3, 2013 By SCOTT ROTHSCHILD, The Lawrence Journal-World The effort by Gov. Sam Brownback and several other Republican governors to eliminate personal state income taxes is… -
report February 1, 2013 Kansas Governor’s New Plan Increases Taxes on Poor Yet Slashes Revenue by $340 Million
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback proposed, for the second straight year, major tax changes during his State of the State speech. These new changes include lowering the tax rates to 1.9 and 3.5 percent, eliminating itemized deductions for mortgage interest and property taxes paid, and raising the sales tax.
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media mention February 1, 2013 Kake TV: KS Revenue Chief Not Moved By National Tax Study
Friday, February 1, 2013 Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says he doesn’t put much stock in a recent study from a non-partisan research group suggesting the state’s tax system is… -
media mention February 1, 2013 The Kansas City Star: With state tax reform, first do no harm
February 1 By MATTHEW GARDNER After a presidential election campaign during which tax fairness debates figured prominently, the battle has now emphatically shifted to the states. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal,… -
media mention February 1, 2013 The Examiner: Poorer Kansans pay higher percentage of taxes than wealthier Kansans
(Original Post) January 31, 2013By: James Jordan A study by a non-partisan research group says the poorest Kansans pay a higher percentage of their income in state and local taxes… -
media mention January 31, 2013 Daily Kos: The Republican Land of Oz
(Original Post) Thu Jan 31, 2013 at 05:44 AM PST I am sure that Kansas is a wonderful place, but if Leavenworth Penitentiary is your best known landmark and a… -
media mention January 30, 2013 Wichita Eagle: Poor Kansans hit harder by taxes than rich
(Original Post) Published Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at 9:23 a.m. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A new study by a non-partisan Washington research group says the poorest Kansans pay a much…