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...
Conservative candidates hope to undo Johnson County Commission’s liberal policies, misadventures on Nov. 5
A county commission that spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to create a homeless shelter without gauging the city’s support for it – while rejecting a motion to require its residents to be U.S. citizens? A county commission that is still going all-in on divisive and discredited DEI ideology, as other entities across the...
Plan for 300 apartments near key Overland Park corridor advances
Plans to build nearly 300 apartments in Overland Park’s College Boulevard and Metcalf Avenue corridor are moving ahead. On Monday, the Overland Park City Council voted 11-0 to approve the rezoning for the project — dubbed Livano Overland Park — on 12 acres at the southwest corner of 112th Street and Lamar...