Mar 10, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Here are the average percent increases in 6 counties across Kansas. Note, Johnson County has by far the most information on real estate values. Johnson County: residential – +6.38%, apartments – +11.66%, office – minus...
Mar 3, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Good morning!! Spring is coming, pansies are beginning to be planted (2 hanging baskets and 4 pots at my house), the grass is greening (I got my fertilizer and pre-emergent spread before the rain!!), AND the dreaded annual...
Feb 11, 2026 | JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara The Day After, Well, on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, the ENTIRE Olathe City Council demonstrated that they were totally in the tank for the Chiefs’ Star Bond Steal, with their vote of 7–0, paying unanimous homage to the great gods of...
Feb 6, 2026 | BOCC, Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Dear Hunt Family’s Chiefs, Fools are we To give to thee Gold that is ours To quench thy desires Of padding thy bottom line? How can it be One set of rules for thee Yet another for folks like me? No other could dare to ask For...
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...
