Did you ever have to settle squabbles coming from the back seat of the car, with kids saying ‘she’s looking at me’ or ‘he started it’? That’s how I felt listening to the August 6 discussion among Leavenworth County Commissioners about setting the date for its revenue-neutral hearing. The entire unfortunate exchange is covered here. […] The post Leavenworth County property tax discussion is a good reminder that elected officials must be leaders appeared first on The Sentinel.| The Sentinel
How do you go from having a $3 billion budget surplus and stable tax revenue to broke in just a few years? By repeatedly spending more than you take in. General Fund spending has pretty much been out of control since 2018, the year after the Legislature passed the largest tax increase in state history. […]| Kansas Policy Institute