Tag: Kansas City
City of Westwood backs down, residents to vote on fate of park
After losing a legal battle over a petition to hold a referendum, the City of Westwood has finally capitulated to…
Caedran Sullivan, Shawnee Mission teacher who spoke out against DEI training, sues district
A 17-year veteran Shawnee Mission teacher who was disciplined — and subject to a protest tacitly condoned by the school district…
TIF Districts not working as intended, audit finds
In a recently released report, the Kansas Department of Legislative Post Audit found that an economic development tool popular with…
Johnson County audit shows lax purchasing controls
The first page of a recent audit of purchasing controls in Johnson County government shows a startling lack of oversight.…
Olathe school district dodging questions about legal fees
The Olathe Unified School District administration and board of education are either refusing to answer questions about legal fees defending…
Prairie Village resident sues over council appointment procedures
A Prairie Village man is suing over the appointment to a vacancy in the Prairie Village City Council. In his…
Johnson County Commission Chairman allows anti-Christian rant that violates county policy
Johnson County Commission Chair Mike Kelly has taken steps to stifle citizens who are concerned with or critical of county…
Some districts still refuse to notify parents of ‘social transitioning’ transgender students
Last week, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accused several large school districts in the state of violating parental notification requirements…
Clerical error saves Merriam residents $1 million in property tax
Merriam residents recently received a postcard informing them of a “clerical error” that will reduce property tax revenue next year.…
KCC staff recommends smaller increase in Evergy Central, decrease in KC area
Kansas Corporation Commission staff late last month made a rare rate decrease recommendation in an Evergy rate case before the…
Johnson County libraries to provide feminine hygiene products in men’s restrooms
Yes, the headline is correct; Johnson County libraries will soon provide tampons and other feminine hygiene products in the men’s…
Johnson County policy raises 1st Amendment issues
Last week the Johnson County Commission adopted a new policy that raises serious 1st Amendment issues. It was added as…
Missouri needs the revenue-neutral Truth in Taxation Act
The Jackson County (Missouri) Assessor’s office is taking a lot of heat for property tax increases over the last several…
SMSD dodges questions about transgender policy
The Shawnee Mission School District has declined to answer questions about its “Transgender Practices & FAQ,” a document obtained by…
Records request backs up SMSD teacher’s complaints about DEI
The results of a Kansas Open Records Act request to the Shawnee Mission School District back up several of the…
IRS migration data: taxpayers flee high-tax jurisdictions like Johnson County
The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) migration data from 2021, the most recent year available,…
Texts appear to show collusion between Johnson County official, Gault Center staff to prevent transparency
A series of text messages buried at the bottom of a 618 page document dump appear to show direct collusion…
Johnson County residents are looking at another big property tax hike
Johnson County is setting taxpayers up for another big property tax increase in 2024, based on the presentation that county…
Big pay increases for KCK BPU managers come at customers’ expense
The Kansas City Kansas Board of Public Utilities (KCK BPU) charges customers exceptionally high rates for electricity and water, and…
Big pay increases for JoCo employees mean tax hikes for residents
While the “pronoun pins” the Johnson County government recently purchased are a fairly minor cost to the taxpayers, the big…
Johnson County spends $4,648 on pronoun lapel pins
Johnson County officials are spending $4,648 on lapel pins and stickers for employees to declare their pronouns, according to emails…
Nurse practitioner fired over religious exemption for birth control files lawsuit
A Kansas nurse practitioner says she was fired because of her faith — despite having had a religious exemption for…
KC Scholars program assists students, adults to be college-ready
One family in Kansas City has had three generations find their way to higher education, thanks to KC Scholars, an…
Hayden not seeking to interfere with elections, simply secure them
Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden has been facing intense criticism for an ongoing probe into possible integrity issues in his…