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Report: 87% of BOTA cases favor taxpayers

Research conducted by the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), the owner of The Sentinel, shows that nearly 9 out of 10 decisions on property
By Dane Hicks
3 min
12Jun 2026

Why we should all love data centers

Across Kansas and the rural Midwest, a strange resistance has begun to take shape among some conservatives who should know
By Dane Hicks
4 min
10Jun 2026

Getting high in Douglas County: Property tax hikes dwarf population, inflation by 470%

Citing property taxes in Douglas County are up more than 500% in the last 25 years, nearly five times as
By Dane Hicks
3 min
09Sep 2024

Farmland values see consistent gains in Kansas

Increases in values for various categories of farmland as an average in the state topped 60 percent in some divisions,
By Dane Hicks
3 min
27Jul 2024

Kansas schools build non-teaching staff, payrolls while enrollment, student performance decline

The hiring of non-teachers (administrators and all other employees who are not teachers) has continued an upward trend in Kansas
By Dane Hicks
8 min
12Jul 2024

Kansas: Highest rural commercial building property taxes in the U.S.

Over the last several years Kansas has remained uncompetitive when it comes to property taxes. In some cases, the state even has
By Dane Hicks
4 min
28Mar 2024

Make Kansas towns more livable by limiting spending, limiting property tax growth

Over August and September, taxpayers across the state showed up to revenue-neutral hearings frustrated about tax increases. The statewide average property
By Dane Hicks
5 min
26Dec 2023