“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...
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...
Audit of Kansas TIF districts reveals delays in returns, increased crime rates
Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee Republican, wants the Kansas Department of Commerce to track the success of economic initiatives like tax increment financing districts to evaluate the full burden on taxpayers. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Some of Kansas’ largest cities are struggling to gain full returns on tax increment...