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Louisburg USD 416 bond passes
The Paola and Louisburg City Councils will have some new faces, and Louisburg USD 416 voters narrowly approved a $24 million bond proposal. The incumbents in the state Senate and House races will retain their seats in Topeka. Miami County…
Repeal of liquor law in JoCo creates win for businesses
Johnson County voters have repealed Kansas' liquor-by-the-drink law that put stipulations on food sales for businesses serving alcohol. Per the law, 30% of an establishment's sales had to come from food. The requirement created challenges for places such as bars…
Saline County voters pass sales tax hike for new jail
Voters in Saline County passed a 1% sales tax hike. The money will be used to build a new jail and sheriff's office. “Since 2009, we have had more inmates than we have had beds,” Sheriff Roger Soldan told KSN…
Newton High School is now a COVID-19 cluster, Harvey County health officials say
Harvey County health officials have identified an outbreak of the coronavirus at a Newton public school. The cluster includes five active COVID-19 cases at Newton High School, county officials announced Wednesday in a news release. The local health department is…
International association awards Kansas State Fair first place
The International Association of Fairs and Expositions gave the Kansas State Fair a top award for its Kansas Road Trip. The trip, “Ike’s Kansas Road Trip,” promoted corn and Kansas. Ike is the fair’s mascot. The association gave the fair…
Post-election pop: Municipal bond interest rates declining for first time in weeks
With the final result of the U.S. presidential election in doubt, municipal bonds traded significantly stronger on Wednesday following a U.S. Treasury rally of as much as 14 basis points. In secondary trading, yields on AAA munis dropped all across…
0.5% Recovery Sales Tax Initiative in Manhattan Passes
On November 3, Manhattan voters passed a ballot measure to adopt a 0.5% Economic Recovery and Relief sales tax. Riley County unofficial final results indicate 11,138 (YES) Manhattan residents for and 7,212 (NO) voted against the measure. “It was important…
Hospital serving Kansas stressed as coronavirus cases rise
Several dozen hospitals serving Kansas patients reported Wednesday that they expect to deal with staffing shortages over the next week as the state continues to report an average of well over 1,000 new coronavirus cases a day. The Wichita area’s…
Municipal Bond Trends for November 3, 2020
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.
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