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Property Tax Relief – It All Begins with the Appraisals

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  1. Phil Bauer on Rising Appraisals and Loss of Kansas Senior Property Tax Refunds Could Result in Loss of HomesMarch 25, 2026

    Jennifer, thanks exposing this. The example you mention here is very similar to mine. My income is approx. $24,000, all…

  2. Edna Haney on Rising Appraisals and Loss of Kansas Senior Property Tax Refunds Could Result in Loss of HomesMarch 25, 2026

    I am in that same boat with the hole getting bigger every year.

  3. Victoria Kline on To the Public, Members of the Media, and State Legislators,February 17, 2026

    Good article thanks for writing

  4. Steve Snitz on THE SPENDING MACHINEFebruary 2, 2026

    These are the numbers we don’t get. Save & talk with your neighbors about them. Share what they say. How…

  5. AJ on THE SPENDING MACHINEFebruary 2, 2026

    Artificially inflated personal property taxes lead to artificially inflated homeowners insurance. Many on the Jo Co BOCC were in a…

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