Nov 18, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Transparency
By: Charlotte O’Hara This is a cautionary tale about our nation’s current goldrush of chasing profits in AI and bitcoin. This story centers on the Dereck Ranes family who lives near Xenia, Kansas, pronounced Zenie. It is a tiny spot in the road on 65...
Oct 1, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara I am currently reading America’s God and Country by William J. Federer. I came across this letter from Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams, written June 18, 1775: “Charlestown is laid in ashes. The battle began upon...
Aug 26, 2025 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Oh, this is a doozy!!! Kansas, hold on to your billfolds and pocketbooks! Last Thursday, August 21st, the De Soto City Council approved a development agreement with Mount Sunflower Properties, LLC (formed in Delaware in 2024) for an...
Aug 19, 2025 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Ah, Johnson County—the engine of Kansas’ economic prosperity. Beautiful suburbs, lush lawns, and schools flush with funding have long been the image. But behind this oasis lies a 40-year heist: economic development schemes, tax...
Aug 5, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara For years, I have sounded the alarm on tax incentives decimating Kansas’ tax base. More recently in 2022 I fought the ill-advised Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion (APEX) bill which gave Panasonic $829 million in state tax...
Jul 1, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Returning from my 10-day pilgrimage in Portugal and Spain, refreshed and ready to go, I hit the campaign trail early Saturday, 10 hours after arriving at KCI late Friday evening. I spoke at two events Saturday: the first in Hutchinson...
