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  • Johnson County Heroically Holds Mill Levy Flat, Accidentally Raises Taxes by $20 Million

    Johnson County Heroically Holds Mill Levy Flat, Accidentally Raises Taxes by $20 Million

    A Babylonian Bee–Style Report on the 2026 Revenue Neutral Meeting held August 25, 2026. OLATHE, KS — In a stunning display of fiscal acrobatics, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners gathered Tuesday evening, August 25, 2026, for their annual Revenue Neutral Meeting — a ceremonial event in which elected officials bravely hold the mill levy… Read more

  • Kansas Statutes Continue to Deny Property Owners Due Process, as Laws and Elected Officials Favor Developers over Citizens

    Kansas Statutes Continue to Deny Property Owners Due Process, as Laws and Elected Officials Favor Developers over Citizens

    September 01, 2026 by Jennifer Williams Yesterday, Barber County Kansas commissioners voted 2-0 to finalize an agreement with Google for a 1.7 million square foot planned hyper scale data center project, despite pushback from neighboring residents in Sharon, KS and a community meeting in Medicine Lodge pointing out the dangers to those who will be… Read more

  • A Dedication to Lt. Colonel Gregory Neil Shuey

    A Dedication to Lt. Colonel Gregory Neil Shuey

    Born: February 21, 1946 Died: August 25, 2026 Written by: Victoria Kline Today, I want to share a dedication to Lt. Colonel Greg Shuey. This is the third time in just the past few months that I have written a tribute to a dear friend who has passed. And, ironically, all three were warriors in… Read more

  • The State Board of Education is Failing at Protecting Students from Predators in Kansas K-12 Schools

    The State Board of Education is Failing at Protecting Students from Predators in Kansas K-12 Schools

    OpEd by: Erika Sheets Moms for Liberty Johnson County, KS Chapter Chair Kansas Legislative Chair   July 28, 2026 Almost two weeks ago, the Kansas State Board of Education voted to allow an “alternative” process for a teacher who violated both the Licensure Regulations (K.A.R. 91-22-1b(4) and the Kansas Educator Code of Conduct. They voted 8-0-1… Read more

  • Kansas Legislators Paving the Way for Data Centers with Gut and Go Bill via SB98

    Kansas Legislators Paving the Way for Data Centers with Gut and Go Bill via SB98

    July 22, 2026 As cities and counties across the State of Kansas are being inundated with zoning changes and building applications for data centers, thanks to Kansas SB98 that gave the tax incentives, the public deserves to know just how heavy the hand of the legislature was in this process. Introduced on January 29, 2025,… Read more

  • First week of Advance Voting in Kansas

    First week of Advance Voting in Kansas

    Females and Democrats received more mail ballots than other groups the first few days EARL F GLYNN JUL 20, 2026 The Kansas Secretary of State on Wednesday started releasing daily summaries of advance mail ballot requests for the Aug. 4 primary election.  The chase begins using this data by many political activists to get mail ballots returned,… Read more