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Health department director: Obeying quarantine order is ’patriotic duty’
Saying it’s a "patriotic duty," Shawnee County’s health department director encouraged residents Tuesday to obey an order issued by the county health officer requiring anyone meeting any of five specific criteria to self-quarantine for 14 days in an effort to…
Kansas orders all K-12 schools to close for the rest of the school year
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has ordered all of the state's K-12 schools to close for the remainder of the school year, moving instruction online as the state responds to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kelly and the state Department of Education held…
Talking about The Thing
Yes, The Thing touches everything. COVID-19 affects the muni bond world in some fairly obvious ways. The general mandate is “everybody do less.” Decreasing activity in general translates to decreased business revenues and decreased tax revenues, which means less money…
Dealing with the School Shutdown: What do parents do now?
It's a new reality--one we really couldn't see coming. Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 prompted Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to order the closure of schools statewide for the remainder of the school year. It's the first order of its…
Can Local Governments Enforce Quarantines? Should They?
As states confirm more cases of the new coronavirus disease, local health officials are requesting that people who have tested positive and those who've come in close contact with them isolate themselves at home for 14 days. Many states have…
Gov. Kelly imposes CDC limit of 50 people at gatherings, Kansas documents 11 cases
Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order Monday to immediately ban gatherings of 50 or more people in Kansas churches, restaurants, concerts, recreational facilities and other venues for eight weeks to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. The statewide mandate aligned with…
Johnson County, WYCO/KCK and neighboring metro governments mandate closure of restaurants, bars, movie theaters due to coronavirus risk
The governments of Johnson County, Kan; Jackson County, Mo.; Kansas City, Mo., and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan. on Monday evening collectively agreed to implement measures to close restaurants, bars, taverns, clubs and movie theaters in their…
AG Derek Schmidt: KOMA requirements remain in effect amid COVID-19 response
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is offering guidance to state and local governments on how to comply with the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) if in-person meetings of any public body are replaced with remote meetings by telephone or other…
Finney County Health Department setting up mobile coronavirus testing center
The Finney County Health Department is working to set up a mobile coronavirus testing center. The center isn't operating yet and when it does, will only be used if needed, and if more testing resources become available. The idea with…
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