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Municipal Bond Trends for April 9, 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.
Sen. Moran Announces $325 Million to Kansas Hospitals & Health Care Providers
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today announced $325 million in relief funding to Kansas health care providers and hospitals. This information was confirmed to Sen. Moran by Vice President Mike Pence this morning. The funding, which will support hospitals fighting…
Sedgwick County asking for volunteers or else could mandate furloughs
Sedgwick County is looking for employees to voluntarily furlough or officials could have to choose who isn’t essential. The Sedgwick County Commission is expected to weigh in during its meeting Wednesday. Commissioners received an email about the furlough Friday when…
Here’s how Sedgwick County epidemiologist ‘disease detectives’ investigate coronavirus
The new coronavirus pandemic has led the Sedgwick County Health Department to more than double its number of epidemiologists, the health care workers who investigate and analyze data on infectious diseases. “We are the ones that if you come down…
KHF opens $2 million COVID 19 grants initiative
The Kansas Health Foundation will begin accepting applications next weeks for its 2020 Impact and Capacity Grants Initiative, this year focused on COVID-19 response and recovery. The $2 million initiative provides one-year grants of up to $25,000 for nonprofits who…
Topeka city officials take 3% pay cuts while expecting significant revenue shortfall
Topeka’s city government appears destined, because of the coronavirus pandemic, to bring in significantly less sales tax revenue this year than it planned, city media relations coordinator Molly Hadfield announced in a news release. The city is responding by taking…
JoCo begins drive-thru coronavirus tests: ‘No time more important than next week’
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Lee Jarrell of Leawood joined a line of more than 100 cars wrapped around the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe. As she waited, Jarrell meditated on the fact that she will finally know —…
Independence announces emergency grant recipients
Within the last few days, the City of Independence has disbursed a total of $355,000 to locally owned brick-and-mortar businesses as part of an emergency relief grant program designed to offset losses incurred during the COVID-19 crisis. The following 71…
Osawatomie hires new city manager (might be the first city manager ever appointed while in quarantine)
Michael Scanlon said he is eager to begin work as Osawatomie’s new city manager – as soon as he gets out of quarantine. The 58-year-old Scanlon did not contract coronavirus (COVID-19) but he lived in one of Colorado’s highly contagious…
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