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Sedgwick County will now require face masks in public
Sedgwick County's health officer has signed an emergency public health order requiring most residents to wear face coverings in public beginning Friday. Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns announced the order during Wednesday's County Commission meeting. The order begins at 12:01…
Gov. Kelly to meet with Department of Education on schools opening next month
With the 2020 school year only about a month away, there's still a lot of uncertainty on what it will look like, or if kids will even be in school. As Governor Laura Kelly prepares for a meeting with the…
Kansas reporting 717 more confirmed cases of COVID-19
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting 717 more confirmed coronavirus cases since Monday, an increase that brings the total to at least 17,618 cases. The department on Wednesday also reported 282 COVID-19 deaths, up two since Monday.…
Newton adjusts operations in response to COVID-19 cases
Because of a recent increase in local COVID-19 cases, the city of Newton made some operational changes beginning Monday, July 6. That rise included a single-day increase of eight cases last week — the largest individual day on record for…
Southwest Kansas says ‘NO’ to mandating masks
Masks, across much of Kansas, are now required to be worn in public. However, some counties are taking a different approach to the governor’s order. On this map of the southwest part of the state, you can see the counties…
City mask ordinances are constitutional, Kansas Attorney General says
Wichita’s mask ordinance is allowed by the Kansas Constitution, according to a statement from the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Derek Schmidt has dismissed the idea that the governor’s mask mandate is enforceable by police. But Tuesday his office…
Prairie Village to consider amendment that would allow mayor to override certain county decisions on health orders
The Prairie Village City Council this week voted unanimously to direct its attorney to draft an amendment to the city’s emergency ordinance that gives the mayor temporary authority to enforce local, state or federal health orders in the city. The…
Municipal Bond Trends for July 7, 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.
Prairie Village inches forward in discussion to allow backyard hens, but homeowners associations would have final say
The Prairie Village City Council on Monday night voted 8 to 4 to amend the city’s animal ordinance to allow residents to keep backyard hens — an incremental step in a process that would also have to include amending the…
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