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Application process is now open for the City Utility Low-Interest Loan Program
The City Utility Low-Interest Loan Program became law on March 4, 2021 after the publication of House Substitute for Senate Bill 88 in the Kansas Register. This program grants the State Treasurer’s Office the ability to issue loans to the cities in…
Municipal Bond Trends for March 4, 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.
Kansas House passes property tax transparency bill
The Kansas House passed Thursday a property tax transparency bill approved in a hurry by the Senate within the first week of the 2021 legislative session. Senate Bill 13 would repeal the property tax lid on yearly mill levy increases…
City of Edgerton offers low cost pet clinic
Edgerton residents with pets need to update licenses by the end of the month. A current rabies vaccination is required. For those who can’t make their usual veterinarian appointments can be made at the low-cost animal vaccine clinic which returns…
Kansas River path has merit
There’s a lot to like about the concept of a bike trail along the Kansas River, from Junction City to Wamego. There are also some major bumps on the path forward, if you’ll pardon the wordplay. The concept surfaced this…
Roeland Park bans smoking in public parks, violators could be fined $100
Roeland Park is the latest Johnson County city to ban smoking and all tobacco products in its public parks and other recreational facilities. The city council this week voted 5-2 to approve the ban, which will take effect no sooner…
Racist deed restrictions remain in northeast Johnson County but erasing them has proven difficult
Two northeast Johnson County cities appear to have come to a standstill in their efforts to eradicate racist deed restrictions implemented decades ago by developer J.C. Nichols. Nothing more can be easily done, they say, and residents have mixed feelings…
Mulberry files lawsuit accusing BP Energy of price gouging during extreme cold
A small Kansas town is fighting natural gas prices charged by BP Energy during last month’s extreme cold, accusing the multinational oil and gas giant of “unconscionable profiteering” under state statute. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the city of Mulberry…
Vaccines, mask compliance, weather credited with better Kansas COVID trends in February
Public health workers and medical doctors have several theories for why coronavirus pandemic indicators improved significantly in Kansas in February. Despite the improvement, officials say COVID-19 continues to pose a serious public health threat, and it is too soon to…
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