Kansas Attorney General Cautions Johnson County on Renewing Public Safety Tax

KS AG warns JoCo Commission's sales tax ballot question exceeds authority

Kansas Attorney General opinion warns Johnson County Commission that sales tax ballot question exceeds authority

Kansas attorney general cautions Johnson County on renewing public safety tax

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said the Johnson County Commission should not hold an election to renew a public safety sales tax. He warned that the commission exceeded its authority in putting the tax on the November 2025 ballot. Overland Park police receive $500K grant from QuikTrip for Fire Training Center "Imposing new taxes on the people of Kansas is something that can be done only under tightly limited situati…

Kansas AG warns Johnson County: Proposed ballot question may exceed authority

Kansas' Attorney General has warned that a proposed ballot measure may be overreaching.

JoCo to challenge attorney general’s opinion

Johnson County plans to legally challenge Attorney General Kris Kobach's new opinion questioning whether the county exceeded its authority to ask voters to renew a public safety sales tax to fund mental health and emergency medical services. The Johnson County Commission has agreed to move the election for renewing the quarter-cent sales tax from November 2025 to March 2026 to allow a court to consider the matter. The tax does not expire until M…

Impending Johnson County sales tax vote illegal, Kansas AG warns

Johnson County’s plan to extend a quarter-cent public safety sales tax is illegal because it changes what the proceeds would be used for, the Kansas attorney general warns in a written opinion. The state’s most populous county, nestled in the Kansas City area, was granted authority by the state in 2016 to levy the tax until 2026, with approval by voters, “for the purpose of financing the construction and operation costs of public safety projects…

Kobach Fact Checks Johnson County Taxes

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