In Episode 10 of the Lawrence beat podcast, we spoke to Angel Cushing, a resident of Lyon County Kansas. Angel uncovered land grab schemes where government agencies are colluding with corporate interests in an attempt to destroy and dismantle local agriculture.
And if that weren't unethical enough, today's guest, Jennifer Williams exposed a plot that would have placed million square foot intermodular warehouses and corporate distribution centers directly in her backyard. Since Jennifer and her neighbors live in an unincorporated part of Johnson County, the judge who heard their case against the developers said they had " no standing" to fight.
That was unacceptable to Jennifer and her organized group of residents. They knew that, while they may not have had legal standing to be heard in court, they had property rights and they found in our Kansas Attorney General the support they needed to fight and win.