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<div style="color: #333;">Topeka’s hotel tax for visitors will increase to 8.5%</div>
Taxes for those visiting Topeka is about to get higher. On May 5, The Topeka City Council voted to increase the transient guest tax percentage that was going to decrease in the next couple years. Mayor Spencer Duncan said those…
<div style="color: #333;">Hutchinson BOE unsure about another school bond</div>
The Hutchinson Board of Education again decided to put off a resolution for another school bond at its meeting on Wednesday. Members started discussions after reviewing community survey results and looking at what an updated school bond could look like.…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 6, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 5, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 4, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 1, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
<div style="color: #333;">Wichita may consider another sales tax, this time just for housing and homelessness </div>
Wichita may have another sales tax initiative on the horizon after Justice Together, a grassroots interfaith coalition, prompted elected officials to verbalize their commitment to put one on the ballot to support affordable housing and homelessness. All three council members…
<div style="color: #333;">Hutchinson school district learns why $110 million bond failed</div>
Hutchinson USD 308 board members learned why voters turned down the district's $110 million bond last year at a meeting Monday. Discovery Works Collaborative shared results of a survey that showed 63% of people said the price tag was too…
<div style="color: #333;">Holly Krebs: City of Lawrence is increasing employee pay at unsustainable levels (Column)</div>
The City of Lawrence’s annual budget doubled from $261 million in 2020 to $520 million in 2025. In the six years between 2020 and 2026, the city’s revenue will have increased 52% because of increases in utility fees and property…
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