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...
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 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...
