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Douglas County reviews draft 2026 legislative platform, debates home-rule and tax-lid language
Summary
Douglas County commissioners reviewed a draft 2026 legislative platform on Nov. 12, 2025, debating stronger language to protect home rule and opposing statutory tax lids that might reduce local services. Staff will return a revised platform to the Dec. 3 agenda for final approval.
Lawrence, Kan. — The Board of Douglas County Commissioners spent much of its Nov. 12 meeting reviewing a draft 2026 legislative platform and asking staff to return a revised version for potential approval on Dec. 3.
Jake Broadbent, assistant to the county administrator, described the document as a draft with "minor edits from Little Government Relations" and said staff sought the commission's feedback before finalizing the platform. Stuart Little of Little Government Relations told commissioners the platform is "built upon what we did last year" and noted it had been trimmed in places while…
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