“American households pay at least $14,000 in hidden regulatory costs every year,” Wayne Crews, the Fred L. Smith fellow in regulatory studies at the institute, says in a new video provided exclusively to The Daily Signal. “Instead of finding ways to cut those costs for Americans, President Biden’s whole-of-government policymaking framework...
County’s jail bookings reveal hidden immigrant crime wave in Kansas City area
Jesus Aguilar-Santos appears to have been in Wyandotte County, Kansas’ custody six times over 11 years. Yet, it was apparently only after the Mexican national allegedly hit and killed a man with a car and seriously wounded a woman Sept. 26 that authorities have put an immigration hold on him. Names of...
Overland Park to limit heights of apartment buildings. See the new construction rules
The Overland Park City Council approved new standards that will limit the height of new apartment buildings in certain areas. The council voted Monday to amend development standards for multi-family housing that would streamline construction in some ways, while setting new restrictions in others. The changes are a step in...
Kansas Board of Education shifts right for first time in 18 years. What it could mean
Shawnee Mission school board member David Westbrook says now is “a time for vigilance” as the Kansas State Board of Education undergoes a shift to the right. Hardline social conservatives captured two new seats on the state school board last week, gaining a 6-4 advantage over moderates and raising questions...
Cuban Americans in Kansas City warn of communist traits washing over American government, culture
Government censorship and dependency. Religious intolerance. The jailing of political rivals and dissidents. Supply problems and emptying shelves. Unaffordable goods. Leaders lying through their teeth. Demonization by race and class. Dishonest, virtually state-run media. They’re all frightening hallmarks of communist nations – and Cuban émigrés in Kansas City see it...
Bombshell Report Exposes Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Alliance with United Nations to ‘Fast-Track’ Migrants into U.S.
A bombshell report from the House Judiciary Committee, exclusively reviewed by Breitbart News, details President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s coordination with the United Nations (U.N.) to “fast-track” migrants into the United States, using American taxpayer dollars. Since Biden and Harris took office, nearly eight million migrants have...
Johnson County plans to use over $6 million to help with housing needs
OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - The clock is ticking on the Johnson County Commissioners to choose the destinations for $6.35 million before the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery (SLFRF) Funds disappear at the end of the year. There are parameters behind what the money can be used for, and the...
‘Take Back JoCo’ grassroots movement implores Nov. 5 voters to rein in Johnson County spending, imperiousness
Frustrated by what they say are big-spending, out-of-touch Johnson County, Kansas, leaders, and unable to rely on local news media to hold them accountable, an ad hoc group of citizens is urging voters to “Take Back JoCo” Nov. 5. Coming together only in recent months, Take Back JoCo has already...
The Government’s War on Starter Homes
Among the most messed-up aspects of the messed-up U.S. housing market is the relative disappearance of the American starter home. Once ubiquitous in towns across the country, smaller, more affordable homes aren’t being built like they once were—a trend stretching back decades. Here are a couple charts in this regard: Among the...
Government Is The Cause Of, Not Solution For, Skyrocketing Housing Costs
Though the government purports to have solutions to the housing shortage, much of the problem can be traced back to government policies. There has been no shortage of government plans purported to make houses more affordable in America, including most recently a $25,000 government subsidy to select first-time buyers proposed...