info2025-02-14T09:35:06-06:00February 14th, 2025|
A Federal Reserve interest rate cut won’t be coming until at least September, if at all this year, following a troubling inflation report Wednesday, according to updated market pricing. Futures markets shifted from the expectation of a June cut and possibly another before the end of the year to no moves until the fall, with a minimal chance of a follow-up before the end of 2025. Source: CNBC - Bonds
info2025-02-14T09:34:05-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Republican legislators have placed tax-exempt bonds on the regulatory chopping block — as the cost to renew expiring provisions of President Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to grow — putting municipal leaders in the eye of a storm. Public finance advocates are flocking en masse to Capitol Hill in an effort to convince representatives of how significant the exemption is for the markets, amid efforts to return tax-exempt advance refunding and lift the ceiling on bank-qualified debt. Source: The Bond Buyer
info2025-02-14T09:33:01-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Sumner County deputies and Humane Society workers went to a home near Mulvane on Tuesday to shut down a suspected cockfighting operation. Sumner County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Tyler Carmichael told KFDI’s news partners at KWCH that an investigation has been going on over the past couple of years, and more information will be released later this week. Sheriff’s detective Andrea Wagner said there were a significant number of animals at the home, discovered when a search warrant was executed. Source: 101.3 KFDI
info2025-02-14T09:32:05-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Johnson County Commissioners voted to merge two largely rural fire districts last week after a discussion of whether the move represented “taxation without representation.” In a unanimous series of votes, commissioners combined Fire District 1 in the southwest corner of the county and Fire District 2, which covered the southern central and eastern areas. The new district will be known as Consolidated Fire District 1. Source: Johnson County Post
info2025-02-14T09:31:13-06:00February 14th, 2025|
The Salina area is about to get more job opportunities. Amazon will build a distribution facility and generate at least 100 new jobs. The goal is to open the facility late this year. The Salina Airport Authority made the announcement Thursday. It says Amazon bought 20 acres in the Airport Industrial Center Subdivision No. 3. The company will build a 90,000-square-foot last-mile distribution facility at 1850 W. Water Well Road, southwest of town. Source: KSN-TV
info2025-02-14T09:30:22-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Revelers in Emporia may soon be able to barhop on Commercial Street with beers in their hands. The Emporia City Commission has approved an ordinance to establish a Common Consumption Area, allowing people to drink alcohol outdoors within a designated area of the downtown district of this college town, so long as the beverages are purchased from participating vendors. Source: KSN-TV
info2025-02-14T09:29:21-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Reno County has been awarded a grant to cover the full cost of combining Yoder and HABIT sewer treatment systems, a project with a hefty price tag. Reno County Public Works Director Don Brittain announced Wednesday that the county has been awarded a Small Town Water and Sewer Infrastructure Assistance Grant of $6,133,100 from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Source: KSN-TV
info2025-02-14T09:28:23-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Some Pittsburg businesses have closed in the past few months, but community leaders still have high hopes for the area’s growth. “Any time you have a business that closes in your community, that’s not a good thing,” said Blake Benson, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce President. For example, the 87-year-old diner Harry’s Cafe announced a temporary closure, while Bling Pittsburg in the Meadowbrook Mall permanently closed last month. But despite those vacancies, Benson says the community continues to show business growth. Source: KSNF/KODE
info2025-02-14T09:26:43-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Manhattan homeowners may soon have the opportunity to receive financial assistance to fix up their houses. City commissioners on Tuesday supported a housing rehabilitation program that would reimburse local nonprofits for performing structural repairs on qualifying homes to build up and maintain Manhattan’s workforce housing stock. Source: themercury.com
info2025-02-14T09:25:53-06:00February 14th, 2025|
Dust from gravel roads can not only be a nuisance for those living along them, but can also be a safety concern for those traveling on them. Pottawatomie County started the Dust Control Program in the early 90s to make county roads safer, and over the years it has evolved. Each year the county commission reviews the program, and this year county staff is recommending eliminating the option. Source: themercury.com
