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...
Jan 5, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Where do I begin?? Ok, I will begin at the beginning of this fairy tale that there will be no cost to the taxpayers to build a Domed Stadium for the Chiefs in the land of Wyandotte and perhaps a Stadium for the Royals in the land...
Jan 5, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Well, I might as well just jump into this swamp of alligators!! First from Ensuring a National Policy for Artificial Intelligence Executive Order, December 11, 2025: “My Administration must act with the Congress to ensure that there...
Dec 17, 2025 | BOCC, Elections, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara In case you missed it, the controversy on the “renewal” of the Johnson County 1/4 cent sales public safety tax ended on December 9, 2025. Shawnee County District Judge Jay Befort found that the Johnson County BOCC violated state...
Dec 10, 2025 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency
By: Charlotte O’Hara Thursday evening, before I spoke at the Republican 3rd District Christmas Party, I listened to the stump speeches of Ty Masterson, Scott Schwab and Jeff Colyer. These three are the standard bearers for the status quo. They each touted...
