Jun 9, 2026 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency
By: Charlotte O’Hara Who is Charlotte O’Hara?? I am the great granddaughter of John O’Hara who came to Linn County in 1869. John was born and tragically orphaned in The Village of Iroquois on the St Lawrence River. His father was one of the many Irish...
Jun 2, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Volunteers on my campaign are at times a little cranky about my reticence to go after my opponents, except for Ty Masterson. Masterson’s cronyism and kneeling at the throne of the Kansas Chamber corporate welfare Czars is beyond...
May 27, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara What a conundrum we have constructed in educating our children. As we spend more and more dollars, we have more and more failure. Welcome to the federalization and computerization debacle of our schools which are now on...
May 5, 2026 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara The Great Property Tax Shift is here!!! The bar graph above shows in 1989 that 47% of Johnson County ‘s total property tax revenue came from residential real estate. Today that number is at least 70%. Yes, the great shift has arrived...
Apr 28, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Education: Local, Local, Local and the Cabal of Tax Incentive Funded Candidates Whew, what a week!! I drove nearly 1,000 miles going to Abilene, Salina, Ellis, Scott City, Garden City, Dodge City, Ellinwood, Hutchinson, Andover and...
Apr 21, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Republican Leadership Loves Illegals-SB 254 Where are You? Skullduggery and sabotage are the only words to describe and answer the question: SB 254, WHERE ARE YOU?? This legislation would have prohibited state funds (our tax dollars)...
