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Yield-Starved Investors Snap Up Municipal Bonds
Investors in search of higher returns and lower taxes are scooping up debt sold by state and local governments, pushing borrowing costs to near-record lows and boosting coffers from California to Connecticut. Investors have poured a net $39 billion into…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 7, 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.
Airbnb donates $15K for Choose Topeka program that pays moves to capital city
Home renting app Airbnb has donated $15,000 to the Choose Topeka program that pays people to move to the capital city, the Greater Topeka Partnership announced Thursday. Airbnb’s cash injection signals a national partnership with the Choose Topeka program after…
Governor Laura Kelly Announces 490 New Jobs in Leawood, Kansas
Today, Governor Laura Kelly applauded the announcement of a major investment in Leawood from Torch.AI, a global leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company will invest $45 million and create 490 high-paying, full-time cybersecurity-related jobs in the community.…
New school funding, choice plan advances in Kansas with promise of Kelly’s signature
Kansas lawmakers sent a new plan to modestly expand school choice eligibility in Kansas while providing full funding to K-12 public schools to Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk Friday evening. Both chambers passed the bills with overwhelming support after minimal debate.…
Lack of demand causes Kansas to severely cut back on vaccine orders
Kansas has requested less than 9% of its federal allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses for this week, as Republican state lawmakers try to revive proposals to ban government vaccine passports and restore limits on tracing the close contacts of people…
Kansas Legislature wraps 2021 session with late-night property tax deal
After months filled with long days of prickly debate, Senate President Ty Masterson brought the legislative session to a close late Friday night by thanking his colleagues for working diligently and patiently through a jam-packed schedule of bills. In the…
Cattle drive marks Caldwell, Kansas’s 150th birthday
The city of Caldwell celebrated its 150th birthday this weekend, and what better way to do that than to pay respect to the city's history with a cattle drive? The drive began on Monday in Oklahoma, following along the historic…
Cowley County businesses have 100+ vacant jobs, find out how to apply
In Kansas, some small communities said they're having problems finding people to fill vacant positions. In Cowley county, there are more than 150 job openings and employers said there is just not enough interest. "It's crisis mode we really really…
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