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New House plan limits local government spending in effort to hold down property taxes

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The Kansas House is poised to move forward with a new plan to hold down property taxes with legislation intended to limit local government spending.

Republican state Rep. Adam Smith of Weskan, chair of the House tax committee,  introduced legislation that would require counties to hold elections if they want to collect more than 3% of what they took in the year before in property taxes.

Counties that decide to forego an election - and give up more than 3% in property tax revenues - would be eligible to receive part . . .

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