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Municipal Bond Trends for April 21, 2022
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
Cowley County commits to better worker pay
Cowley County commissioners approved a new pay plan for county employees Tuesday night in front a packed meeting hall full of county employees. The pay plan was developed after a months-long process that involved a team led by county administrator…
Big Kansas Road Trip offers ‘adventures a la carte’
Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford in southeast Kansas will be the showcase counties for the Big Kansas Road Trip, May 5-8. Organized by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Kansas Sampler Foundation and local county leaders, the event is designed to provide the public…
Explore Southeast Kansas with a coloring book
Explore Crawford County is introducing new coloring books focusing on various local attractions, not just in Crawford, but surrounding counties as well. The first issue of the books will debut at the upcoming Big Kansas Road Trip the first weekend…
Salina’s mayor has found ways to serve the city he chose as home
Despite not being born or raised in Salina, Dr. Trent Davis has done as much as he can to make the city better for the people and citizens he calls neighbors in this place he’s made home for the past…
Recycling plants change waste into renewable products
A recycling center that’s operated in South Hutchinson for a quarter-century, helping the environment by diverting trash from the county landfill into markets for reuse, has managed to keep up with the times. Earlier this year Stutzman Refuse Disposal (Stutzman…
Fed’s Powell Seals Expectations of Half-Point Rate Rise in May
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the central bank was likely to raise interest rates by a half percentage point at its meeting next month and indicated similar rate rises could be warranted after that to lower inflation. A rate…
In Austin, TX sign spat, U.S. Supreme Court declines to strike down billboard regulation under First Amendment
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a city ordinance that treats signs differently depending on whether they have a connection to the site where they are located is content-neutral – that is, it does not regulate speech based on content –…
Powell says taming inflation ‘absolutely essential,’ and a 50 basis point hike possible for May
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the central bank’s determination to bring down inflation and said Thursday that aggressive rate hikes are possible as soon as next month. “It is appropriate in my view to be moving a little more quickly”…
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