Property Tax Relief Can't Wait

March 19, 2026

Property taxes are the number one issue I hear about from District 25 families. It's not close.

The House passed a bill capping local property tax increases at 3%. The Senate has a different version. Right now they're trading blows instead of getting something to the Governor's desk.

Here's what I know: families in Wichita and Sedgwick County can't wait for Topeka to sort out its turf war. Property valuations are climbing. Rent is climbing with them. People who've lived in their homes for 30 years are getting squeezed.

I'm pushing for real caps with real teeth - not a watered-down compromise that lets the problem keep growing. Your property tax bill shouldn't double because the market got hot and the Legislature got slow.

I'll keep you posted as this moves.

From the Desk of Senator Silas Miller
Kansas State Capitol dome at evening

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