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Leawood says resident who prompted closure of city hall has tested positive for COVID-19
A resident suspected of having contracted the coronavirus who visited Leawood City Hall last week has tested positive for the disease, the city confirmed this afternoon. Leawood announced on Friday it was closing city hall until further notice “after the…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly freezes home and business evictions during coronavirus threat
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has quietly signed a sweeping executive order freezing mortgage foreclosures and rent evictions in Kansas during the global coronavirus pandemic. “This administration will do whatever it can to assist Kansans in these challenging times, and that…
More cities respond to COVID-19…
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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…
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