The updated Kansas Local Government Law Handbook, 2023 by Mike Heim is considered an essential publication for individuals who interact with local government on a regular basis. The handbook provides an analysis of  election laws shifting local elections from spring to fall; the open meetings law and the open records law changes including penalty provisions and enforcement authority for the Attorney General and local prosecutors; new city and county revenue neutral law; budgeting, cash basis law, auditing, accounting, public funds, deposits and investments, and municipal bond updates; the latest Kansas Tort Claims Act, and Section 1983 cases and other federal civil rights laws updates; preemption of local governments' ability to regulate the open carrying of knives, firearms and handguns and the concealed carrying of handguns; employment-at-will, due process, and free speech of public employees updates; city and county home rule powers, planning and zoning, and a section dealing with economic development tools and public incentives.