Jan 21, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara The Chiefs’ Star Bond rocket train continues speeding down the tracks without any of the normal public meetings required by the Kansas Open Meetings Act. WHY??? I kept hearing that the representatives and senators on the Legislative...
Jan 13, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara I was not going to write another column about the Chiefs’ Star Bond fiasco, but…the continuing bad news for projects backed by tax incentives in the KC area has compelled me to once again dig into the enormous tax giveaway for the...
Jan 6, 2026 | JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Good morning!!! Well, I have been deep into reading the 33-page agreement between the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) and the Chiefs. Wow, this is the gift that keeps on giving…to the Chiefs!!! But first — continuing...
May 27, 2025 | JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency
By: Charlotte O’Hara This is part two of the saga of Johnson County’s 1/4 cent Public Safety Sales Tax IV, which will be on our November ballot. A little background for your consideration. Currently we have three 1/4 cent Public Safety Sales Tax...
