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Jackson County has warned that property assessments are increasing this year, and although that does not necessarily mean an increase in property tax bills, many homeowners are reminded of the rocky assessment cycle in 2019, when 24,000 property owners saw their assessments double.
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Kansas City denies tax breaks for apartments on streetcar line after outcry from schools and tenantsChicago-based Mac Properties was seeking tax incentives from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority for a $100 million apartment and retail project in Midtown with no units designated as "affordable." City Council rejected a similar request last year.
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Después de que Westside experimentara el mayor aumento en los impuestos de propiedad de cualquier barrio del Condado de Jackson, un nuevo plan aprobado por el Consejo de la Ciudad ofrecerá drásticos recortes de impuestos para los propietarios de viviendas.
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified 188 clergy suspected of committing crimes — including sodomy, rape and child rape — and documented how the church covered up the abuse. Plus: Homeowners in Kansas City's Westside may get some relief for sky-high property tax increases.
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A new, City Council-approved plan will offer drastic tax cuts for Westside homeowners. It comes after the Westside experienced the highest increase in property taxes out of any Jackson County neighborhood.
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If she defeats incumbent Frank White, Theresa Cass Galvin would be the fourth county executive in eight years and the first Republican to win in decades.
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Two candidates with sharply opposing ideologies on rising property taxes, economic development, climate change and more are competing to be the next chair of the Johnson County Commission.
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As they seek the job of chairing the Johnson County Commission, a current commissioner for Johnson County's District 3 and the mayor of Roeland Park bring different agendas to the campaign trail.
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In a unanimous decision, the court ruled the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals wrongly found Johnson County overtaxed Walmart's 11 properties there by tens of millions of dollars.
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Many homeowners in Wyandotte County saw sharp increases in their county home appraisals this year, which is causing some to consider relocating.
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Kansas City Council approved a $7.5 million tax break for the local company, which is moving less than a mile away, despite opposition from neighbors and the public school system.
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First-time candidate Tyrone Garner defeated one-term incumbent David Alvey to win election as mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.