Oct 1, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara What has happened to us? How did we come to a place where honest discussion and the free exchange of ideas have been cast aside? If you don’t agree with the narrative you are diminished, denigrated, and labeled with whatever name will...
Oct 1, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Ah, election integrity—the subject that can get you labeled a “nutjob,” “election denier,” or worse. But why? Back in 2012, NBC News ran this investigative headline: “The Real Vote-Fraud Opportunity Has Arrived: Casting Your Ballot by...
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 12, 2025 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Well, This Is Rich! The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (JoCo BOCC), under the leadership of Chairman Mike Kelly, decided it was necessary to hire a consultant, HAYSTAQDNA, to assist with redistricting the six commission...
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...
