The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

The largest city in Kansas is looking to join two cities across the globe — Big Spring, Texas and Windhoek, Namibia — in converting what is flushed down the toilet into what comes out of the water tap — treating sewage to drinking water standards and pumping it directly into the water supply. Read more: Wichita Eagle

Topeka Mayor Spencer Duncan is open to a local data center if it benefits residents. The mayor's support is conditional on the developer paying taxes and not causing utility rate hikes. Any potential data center must also have a plan for limited water usage and be located away from neighborhoods. Read more: CJonline

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Kansas hospitals are using new federal grant money to improve rural healthcare access. Projects include mobile maternal health clinics, new behavioral health units, and using AI to prevent chronic illness in children. The funding is part of a five-year, $50 billion federal program intended to offset recent Medicaid cuts. Read more: CJonline

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

One public commenter spoke at Lawrence’s environmental advisory board meeting Thursday night. Board members hope to draw a crowd next month as they decide which sustainability recommendations to put before the city commission. The swath of initiatives proposed by the city’s Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board underlined the ways environmentalism touches every aspect of life in town. Proposals included preventing automotive idling near school zones, banning styrofoam, expanding public transportation and keeping it free, increasing recycling downtown, monitoring nitrate in river systems and more. Read more: The Lawrence Times

Some of the old blacktop on streets in North Newton are experiencing deterioration. North Newton Administrator Brad Harris said the trash truck is really damaging those streets on the south side of town. In a related matter, the North Newton City Council authorized an agreement with EBH Engineering out of Marion County during its June meeting to develop a capital improvement program for street reconstruction. The city is bringing in the group that will assess North Newton’s street quality, Harris said. “They’re evaluating the state of our streets,” he said. In the next few months, EBH will return with their recommendations [...]

Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $750,000 in Downtown Revive & Thrive grants to support nine building renovation projects across Kansas. When matched with more than $286,000 in local contributions, a total investment of over $1 million will be used to create spaces for business incubators. “Rural Kansas has plenty of historic and underused buildings that have potential to create new economic opportunities for communities,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. “Through Revive & Thrive, we’re able to take established, unused infrastructure and give our rural entrepreneurs [...]