OPINION – No public benefits for illegals except education
GUEST COLUMN, Shannon Francis, 125th District Representative
Thanks to everyone that came out to Saturday’s legislative update sponsored by the Liberal Area Chamber of Commerce and the Southwest Kansas Board of Realtors. Senator Ryckman joined me, and we had a lot of good questions and a good turnout. Our next forum will be Saturday, March 14. I hope to see you there.
Local realtors Tanya Colvin and Corey Barnett, were in Topeka this week and stopped by the office. They talked with me about the need for legislation regarding squatters. It’s becoming a big problem throughout Kansas. They also talked about concerns with the proposed assessment cap Constitutional amendment. Among their concerns were — it does not really solve the problem, it discourages new construction and home improvements, it creates unequal taxation of comparable properties and unfairly transfers the property taxes from highly desirable residential properties onto commercial buildings, agricultural land and lower cost housing.


