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COVID-19 vaccinations could start next week in Sedgwick County; you might need to wait
Vaccinations for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could begin as early as next week in Sedgwick County, but it’s likely you’ll have to wait a while for your shots if you don’t fall into the highest-risk group, a county official…
Kansas broadband efforts receive $85 million boost to bridge digital divide
Kansas’ broadband czar says a new grant initiative will infuse tens of millions of dollars over the next decade into projects working to close the digital divide in underserved areas across Kansas. Stanley Adams, director of the office of broadband…
Kansas education board adds academic planning time, rejects linkage of spring break calendars
The Kansas Board of Education approved a plan Tuesday to offer up to 20 hours of additional professional development time for public school educators working through the COVID-19 pandemic and voted to reject a proposal allowing local school boards to…
Topeka City Council approves plan to invest in affordable housing citywide
Topeka City Council unanimously approved a housing study implementation plan that aims to combat housing inequity and the residual effects of redlining policies in Topeka. Establishing an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to help fund housing projects, creating a landbank, and…
Downtown Ramada to receive sales tax assistance to fund renovations
The Ramada in downtown Topeka will receive sales tax assistance after city council unanimously approved a Community Improvement District. A CID is a 2% sales tax on retail purchase, but the tax increase is not citywide. The sales tax increase…
‘Anything is welcome’: WPD collecting gifts for kids in domestic violence shelters
The Wichita Police Department is collecting new, unwrapped clothes, toys, blankets and gift cards to help give children living in the city’s domestic violence shelters a merrier Christmas. You can drop off items in person from 9 a.m. to 4…
Kansas schools now allowed to petition state for flexibility from key mandate
Schools will have more flexibility in opting out of a key mandate requiring them teach a certain number of hours per year under a proposal approved by the State Board of Education Tuesday. Under state statute, districts must offer at…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 8, 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.
Cox giving internet access to nearly 600 Kansas homes in broadband expansion project
Cox Communications is giving nearly six hundred homes across Kansas internet access. Representatives for Cox made the announcement in a meeting with the state’s Special Committee on Economic Recovery on Tuesday. “We know that this is a difficult time for…
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