59% of Overland Park voters say city tax increases hurt the local economy. But OP Council passes 46% increase by 13-0 vote.
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | August 17th at 01:29 AM |
My Email to voters today in Johnson County, Kansas. Benjamin B. Hodge – Chair, State & Local Reform Educational Group of Kansas – State Representative (Overland Park and Olathe), 2007-’08 – Johnson County Community College Trustee, 2005-’09 Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Poll: 59% of Overland Park Voters Think City Tax Increases Will Hurt the Local Economy MORE POLLING INFORMATION RELEASED ABOUT THE CONSERVATIVE VIEWS OF | Read More »
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Poll: 80% of likely voters oppose Overland Park, Kansas, property tax increase. 83% want a second public hearing.
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | August 14th at 03:13 PM |
The Overland Park, KS, City Council has already voted once to tentatively approve a 46% property tax increase. The vote was unanimous. To read more information about this likely tax increase, you can visit my columns at KCMonitor.com here, here, and here. Poll performed by the State and Local Reform Educational Foundation of Kansas. Join us at LibertyLinked, a pro-liberty social networking site. [Note: Visually, | Read More »
A 46% property tax increase unanimously passes in second-largest city in Kansas. 11 of 13 are “Republicans.”
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | July 16th at 11:47 PM |
Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach served as a key Brownback for Governor campaign member. No comment from Gov. Brownback, from the state Republican Party, or from the Johnson County Republican party, on the 46% property tax increase in the second largest city in Kansas. The following article appears in the Kansas City Monitor. There They Go Again: Overland Park Jams 50% Tax Through August 1 public hearing scheduled, | Read More »
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“Change” in Overland Park, Kansas: A 41% property tax increase, or a 46% increase
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | July 8th at 06:34 AM |
Liberal Republican City Councilman Jim Hix: “Hix said he is not sure how residents will react.” An enormous property tax increase is on its way from the Overland Park City Council, where almost all of the members are “Republicans.” From my recent KC Monitor column. …The only thing that would possibly stop this tax increase from being approved would be a loud voter reaction, right now. | Read More »
Biggest Kansas Upset, Part Three: Jason Osterhaus talked to voters personally about issues
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | November 16th at 03:24 PM |
Click here to read part one and part two about Jason Osterhaus’ victory over establishment icon and liberal Republican Larry Winn the Third. For today’s article, I’ll copy below my mail newsletter today, in which I discuss the 4th District County Commission race. In summary: the number one reason that Jason Osterhaus won was because he out-worked his opponent. Alongside this, Osterhaus communicated a clear, simple, economically | Read More »
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Jason Osterhaus beats Larry Winn for Johnson County Commissioner, part 2. Biggest Kansas upset in 10 years.
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | November 15th at 01:12 PM |
The biggest upset in 2010, and perhaps in the past decade — since Kay O’Connor’s 2000 primary election defeat of incumbent Kansas Senator Rich Becker — was the upset in the Overland Park-based Fourth District Johnson County Commission race. Last week, I discussed one of the reasons why Jason Osterhaus beat liberal Republican Larry Winn the Third for 4th District County Commission: Osterhaus did not pretend to | Read More »
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Another Sam Brownback campaign co-chair attacks citizen, this time a Catholic leader
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | March 18th at 05:12 PM |
A well-known Kansas City young-adults leader for the Catholic Church was recently attacked by the city government that is overseen by Brownback committee member and Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach. I’ve Emailed Gerlach, and only his city attorney replied to me. The city attorney merely reassured me that no law was broken, and he did not even attempt to dispute the accuracy of what I | Read More »
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