Legislative auditors: Kansas economic incentives lack clear goals and reliable data, hampering oversight
Legislative Post Audit told the House Commerce committee that many state economic development incentives have vague statutory purposes and inconsistent data collection, citing star bonds, IRBX, RAS and HPIP reviews and recommending clearer statutory benchmarks and improved data reporting.
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Kristen Roddinghouse, deputy director of Legislative Post Audit, told the House Commerce committee that auditors have completed 25 evaluations of economic development incentives since 2015 and found recurring problems with unclear statutory purposes and unreliable data that make performance evaluation difficult.
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