Local Government

KU makes sudden change to Statehouse presence
May 21, 2013
Lobbyist, strategy changes
Moran seeks fall interns for D.C., Kansas offices
May 21, 2013
Applications due May 31
Regents waiting on budget negotiations before taking up tuition proposals
May 14, 2013
Higher education funding stumbling block in legislative budget negotiations
State education board may seek attorney general’s opinion on ‘innovative districts’ law
May 14, 2013
New law would exempt districts from numerous state laws and regulations
Neighbor, Vaught win council leadership positions during contentious meeting
April 10, 2013
In the end, the simple matter of choosing new leadership for the Shawnee City Council was decided by the election of Ward 1 City Councilman Jim Neighbor as council president and Ward 3 Councilman Jeff Vaught as vice chairman. But getting there didn’t turn out to be a simple matter.
Freshman lawmaker part of swing to the right at Capitol
March 27, 2013
Adjournment of the 2013 Kansas legislative session is little more than a week away, and thus far it’s been a time of guns and roses.
Council increases city manager’s compensation by 7.6 percent
Gonzales had not seen a raise in six years, council member says
February 12, 2013
The Shawnee City Council voted Monday to give City Manager Carol Gonzales a raise.
Shawnee asks DA to retract parts of open meetings decision
February 10, 2013
Shawnee City Hall has fired back in the wake of a recent decision that local officials violated the spirit of the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
District attorney: Shawnee officials violated spirit of open meetings act
January 30, 2013
The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office ruled Wednesday that the spirit of the Kansas Open Meetings Act was violated by Mayor Jeff Meyers and most members of the Shawnee City Council last July and that the resulting appointment of Alan Willoughby to a vacant Ward 2 council seat was the result of “backroom deals.”
Council sets hearings for shopping center incentives
January 29, 2013
The Shawnee City Council voted unanimously Monday to set March 11 public hearings regarding two types of incentives requested for the proposed redevelopment of Shawnee Parkway Plaza.
Parkway forum set for Feb. 6
January 27, 2013
An hourlong forum on the future of the Shawnee Mission Parkway corridor is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Hocker Grove Middle School, 10400 Johnson Drive.
Four candidates have filed for Ward 2 seat
January 17, 2013
Jill Reed, a Shawnee resident for seven years, has filed for the Ward 2 City Council seat on the April 2 ballot.
City’s building pace accelerated in 2012
January 15, 2013
Residential and commercial construction in the city continued to thaw in 2012, according to year-end figures from Shawnee City Hall.
Shopping center incentives advance
January 15, 2013
The Shawnee City Council on Monday established a tax increment financing district for the proposed $16.5 million redevelopment of Shawnee Parkway Plaza, a long-stagnant shopping center at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm Road.
Startup to manufacture 250 jobs in Shawnee
January 15, 2013
The Shawnee Economic Development Council is ringing in 2013 with good news — a welcome change after last year’s announcement that Perceptive Software will move its nearly 700-job headquarters to Lenexa.

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