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Municipal Bond Trends for October 27, 2025

2025-10-28T11:08:31-05:00October 28th, 2025|

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.

Cowley County approves guidelines for prayer at meetings

2025-10-28T09:51:59-05:00October 28th, 2025|

According to the resolution, individuals from local faith-based organizations, referred to as “clerics,” will be scheduled by a county staff person on a voluntary basis. Clerics can be of any faith background. Read more: www.ctnewsonline.com

The Fed is likely to keep cutting interest rates, but multiple dangers lurk, CNBC survey finds

2025-10-28T09:47:43-05:00October 28th, 2025|

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates by a quarter point at its meeting this week and could cut at the next two meetings as well, according to the October CNBC Fed Survey. But there were concerns among the 38 survey respondents about the lack of data from the shutdown, an artificial intelligence bubble, still-high inflation and whether politics is playing a role in the Fed's decisions. Read more: CNBC

Kansas town’s council members fined for text message meeting

2025-10-28T09:46:00-05:00October 28th, 2025|

The Kansas Attorney General's Office said Monday that Bucklin City Council members will pay $100 in civil penalties and undergo additional training on the Open Meetings Act as part of a consent agreement. Read more: KSN-TV

Kansas gets 3 bidders for $10M for school AI gun detection software

2025-10-28T09:04:09-05:00October 28th, 2025|

Kansas is implementing a new firearm detection program in schools using artificial intelligence and human verification. The Kansas Legislature has allocated $10 million for a private vendor to provide the detection software. Read more: CJonline

Municipal Bond Trends for October 24, 2025

2025-10-27T11:42:20-05:00October 27th, 2025|

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.

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