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2348 SW Topeka Suite 201, Topeka , KS 66611
Phone: (785) 354-4237
Wichita office: 800 E. 1st Suite 401, Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 269-4170 / Email: infoKS@afphq.org
TOPEKA – The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas released the following statement in response to the veto of Senate Bill 51:
“Today, we learned that the Governor has vetoed a measure to restrict the power of annexation of cities,” said Americans for Prosperity Kansas state director Derrick Sontag. “AFP supported this bill, as it would have given local residents more control in the annexation process by allowing them to vote to approve annexation in certain instances.
READ MORETOPEKA-The Kansas chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-KS) today applauded U.S. Representative Jerry Moran (1st District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” By doing so, Moran joins over 180 lawmakers on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.” Other Kansas signers include: U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, 5 state senators and 14 state representatives.
READ MORELast Friday the Kansas Legislature approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 budget that begins July 1st of this year. Legislators had a daunting task of addressing a predicted $330 million revenue shortfall for FY 2010 and with pressure from AFP and others, doing so without raising taxes. In the end the budget they passed represents a 6.5% cut in overall spending, with some state agencies receiving more than a 6.5% cut.
READ MORETOPEKA-The Kansas chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-KS) today applauded U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt (4th District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” By doing so, Tiahrt joins over 170 lawmakers on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.” Other Kansas signers include: U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, 5 state senators and 14 state representatives.
READ MOREWhen we think about the taxes we pay, the first to come to mind are generally the obvious taxes: sales, property, income. But what about the “back door” taxes – millions of dollars that are generated each year that generally don't garner much attention from the average taxpayer?
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