Kansas Municipal News
Local government news, municipal finance updates and job openings, collected for city and county officials.
Latest
Latest headlines
Page 1434
Municipal Bond Trends for August 31, 2021
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.
Audit report says STAR bonds are not boosting Kansas tourism
A new state audit found that few projects financed with STAR bonds are meeting requirements for bringing visitors and money into Kansas. The audit from the Legislature’s auditing arm was released Monday. Auditors found that only three of the 16…
Cherokee County panel adopts 1-year wind farm moratorium
Cherokee County Commission members on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution that establishes a one-year moratorium on wind energy development inside of county limits, saying they want additional information on such operations. “I believe we, as a commission, deserve the time…
Rural advocates pinpoint holes in Kansas mental health, multilingual services
Rural health and education advocates say increased access to mental health care and improved cultural or linguistic services would go a long way toward addressing disparities between communities of color and their white counterparts in rural Kansas. Francisca Jimenez, a…
Legislative audit places Kansas’ lonely reliance on STAR bonds under harsh spotlight
The state’s $1.1 billion investment in special economic development bonds supporting museums, racetracks and other attractions produced only three outside of the mega-development at Village West in Wyandotte County that fulfilled the Kansas Department of Commerce’s primary objective of elevating…
September will bring new badge for Hutchinson Police
The Hutchinson Police Department will begin wearing a brand-new badge starting on September 1st, 2021, in honor of the department's sesquicentennial anniversary. Captain Thad Pickard, Captain of Professional Standards, designed the new badge. Pickard wished to create a badge that…
Audit: Projects using hotly debated Kansas economic development tool not hitting key benchmarks
Few projects financed using STAR bonds met benchmarks for bringing visitors and spending to the state, a new report from the Legislature's non-partisan auditing arm revealed Monday. Moreover, a sampling of three projects using the tool found it will take…
When will Kansas recoup taxes from STAR bonds projects? May be next century, auditors say
Kansas may spend decades — or even more than a century — recouping the sales tax revenue it gave up developing large attractions under a controversial incentive program, state auditors estimate. The Prairiefire museum in Overland Park? It's sales tax…
New machine will help Winfield add walking paths
City of Winfield workers assisted by Daniels Ready Mix recently tested a new slipform paver acquired by the city to help put down concrete paths. According to City Manager Taggart Wall, the new technology allows to city to lay paths…
Get municipal news in your inbox every week
Kansas municipal news, bond sales and trends. Free, weekly.
Talk to a municipal advisor
Contact Larry Kleeman or Henry Schmidt, call (316) 264-3400 or email info@ransonfinancial.com.
