Tag: Johnson County

Johnson County Board of Commissioners Charter Resolution 24-88 Sec.[XV]-(2) says, “No person shall be eligible for appointment to the position…

Calling masks “disruptive and divisive” in the school environment, at least one Kansas school district made masks optional for the…

The Kansas Court of Appeals issued yet another ruling against Johnson County’s “dark store” justification for increasing property taxes on…

Officials and citizens question what an updated law means for orders-related orders like curfews and stay-at-home orders. As of last…

Kansas counties shifted gears on mask mandates as Senate Bill 40 became law. Kansas’s largest counties are taking different approaches…

Pay increases given in 2020 to employees of the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County reflect a very different approach…

The COVID pandemic was tough on everyone, but the 2020 pay increases for some Johnson County government workers were pretty…

Two Johnson County representatives have introduced a bill that — if passed — would repeal the Kansas Adoption Protection Act…

The Centers for Disease Control issued new quarantine guidelines allowing shorter quarantine periods following close contact with a COVID-positive individual.…

The COVID positivity rate, which Johnson County health officials say is too high for schools to safely open, includes people…

The COVID policy metrics being used to make public health decisions and to decide when — or if — to…

(Update – the original version of this story referenced a 5.3% property tax increase for 2021; a tiny quarter-mill reduction…

Residents gave Johnson County commissioners an earful at the August 12 public hearing on the county’s 2021 budget proposal, which…

Encouraging trends that developed over the last few weeks on hospitalization and mortality continued with the last Kansas COVID data…

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly wants to delay opening schools and is hinting at closing the economy this fall over the…

For years, Johnson County, and others, have — illegally, according to courts — been attempting to use a different method…

A group of nail salons in Johnson County is preparing to open Monday, in defiance of both Governor Laura Kelly’s…

The extension of stay-at-home orders in Johnson and Wyandotte counties are causing quite a bit of online backlash from business…

Johnson County Commission Chairman Ed Eilert appointed a task force to “strategize and implement a phased approach to reopening the…

Kanas Governor Laura Kelly yesterday extended her statewide lockdown order through May 3, even though many counties have decidedly downward…

A September 2019 ruling from the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) admonished the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office for illegally…

Voters approved a 1/8 cent ($0.125) sales tax in 2008 for the Johnson County Education Research Triangle (JCERT), which advocates…

updated August 22 The International Association of Assessing Officers’ (IAAO) board of directors is seeking to redefine the meaning of…

Johnson County released 5-year budget projections for the county, and the county is projecting annual property tax increases that are…