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Kansas to get $190 mill in opioid settlement with distributors to combat addiction
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Friday that the nation's top pharmaceutical distributors reached a $26 billion opioid settlement to help fund the nation to treat and prevent opioid addiction. Under a state law enacted last year, the money received…
Roeland Park to keep its indoor mask mandate
Despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on indoor masking, Roeland Park says it will keep its indoor mask mandate until at least March 16. Almost 7,000 people live in Roeland Park, and a lot more…
Prairie Village indoor mask mandate to expire next week; Mission’s ends Wednesday
The indoor mask mandate in Prairie Village will now expire March 1 instead of March 16. City council members unanimously approved that change Tuesday. They also voted to return to hybrid meetings instead of all virtual. Mission's indoor mask mandate…
10-year U.S. Treasury yield inches higher with focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
U.S. Treasury yields inched up Friday, as investors monitored the latest developments around the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose by 3.5 basis points to 2.009% by around 8:10 a.m. ET. The yield…
Survey Results Reveal How Cities Are Investing in Young People During the Pandemic
The National League of Cities (NLC) is releasing the results of a new National Municipal Afterschool and Summer Learning survey which reveals the evolution of municipal investments in afterschool and summer learning programs throughout the pandemic. Afterschool and summer learning…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 24, 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.
Answers sought in price gouging investigation
The Kansas state treasurer, a legislator and a former school board member Wednesday called on Attorney General Derek Schmidt to advance a slow-moving investigation of potential price gouging tied to spikes in natural gas prices during Winter Storm Uri one…
Lenexa’s annual State of the City address
Lenexa in 2021 saw high resident satisfaction, a return of some popular local events and continued growth and development at some much-watched sites, including the Lenexa Public Market and City Center. These were some of the key takeaways in a…
Senate passes bill limiting regulations of plastic bags
A bill barring local governments from regulating plastic grocery bags and other material easily cleared the Senate on Wednesday. The Senate passed the bill 27-13, answer calls for the Legislature to bring consistency to state regulations for so-called “auxiliary containers,”…
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