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Property taxes among top issues as Kansas lawmakers return for 2026 legislative session
Kansas lawmakers are officially back in Topeka for a new legislative session, and they’ve got a calendar full of pressing issues they plan to address. The 2026 legislative session kicked off at the Kansas Capitol Building on Jan. 12. Both…
Commission names interim city manager
City Attorney Blaine Finch was appointed interim city manager by the Ottawa commission, following Brian Silcott’s notice leaving the position. Finch has been a former city commissioner, worked as an attorney at the city and in many roles of the…
Kansas Legislature to consider cap on property tax assessment increases
In an era of ever-increasing cost of living, the Kansas Legislature is focusing on property tax relief in the upcoming session on Monday. One constitutional amendment in particular will be up for discussion. The Cap Assessed Value Protection Amendment Bill…
Kansas lawmakers form caucus to outline bills’ local impact
As freshmen legislators last year, Rep. Allen Reavis and Rep. Lon Pishny began having conversations about the unspoken impact state laws and regulations have on city and county governments. Bills were being debated, Reavis said, “and it just felt like…
City to step up pet ordinance enforcement in 2026
Earlier this year, the Holton City Commission approved an updated dog and cat ordinance that would limit Holton residents to three dogs and three cats each, outside of permits for additional pets that were “grandfathered in” at the time of…
Overland Park supports state law change to prohibit HOA bans on solar panels
The city of Overland Park is lending its voice to an effort aimed at limiting homeowners associations’ power to ban residential solar panels. As part of its annual state legislative platform, the city is supporting state law changes that would…
Water scarcity sparks legal fights in Western Kansas
Groundwater in western Kansas is a precious commodity. Hays and Russell are back in court to defend a plan to transfer water from a ranch in another county. Western Kansas towns see the writing on the walls. Water is growing…
Small Kansas county to sue state for $2M meant for local hospital
A southwestern Kansas county plans to sue the state for more than $2 million after nearly a decade of mistaken payments, mounting concern for democratic processes. Voters in Morton County, which borders the Oklahoma panhandle and Colorado, approved a countywide…
Hundreds of Kansans lost their apartment due to landlord neglect. One change in law could help
When the city of Gardner in eastern Kansas ordered Aspen Place apartments closed for unsafe living conditions last May, Candice Montgomery came home to a frantic neighborhood. She and other residents of the Gardner housing complex only had 48 hours to…
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