House panel weighs constitutional amendments limiting property value increases

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Cities, school boards, realtors and the livestock industry turned out Tuesday to oppose a constitutional amendment that would cap property value increases in Kansas, saying it won't necessarily lead to property tax reductions.

The amendment, which already has passed the Kansas Senate, would cap taxable property value increases at 4% with some exceptions.

Republican state Sen. Caryn Tyson, chair of the Senate tax committee, has advocated for the bill as a way to answer widespread grumbling about property taxes in Kansas.

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