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Municipal Bond Trends for August 19, 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;">Once banished to trailer parks, manufactured homes are moving to suburbia</div>
Manufactured homes are gaining traction in suburban neighborhoods as policymakers and developers look for more affordable, faster-to-build housing options amid soaring home prices. Although long stigmatized and restricted by zoning rules, new laws and improved construction quality are opening the…
<div style="color: #333;">Shawnee County puts a pause on data center applications</div>
Shawnee County commissioners approved a six-month moratorium on new data center applications citing transparency. Read more: Topeka Capital-Journal Press Releases
<div style="color: #333;">Ark City man arrested under public nudity law his own walks helped inspire</div>
An Ark City man whose nude walks through his neighborhood helped prompt Cowley County to adopt a new public nudity law last year has become the first person arrested under it. Sean Barnard, 46, was arrested around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday…
<div style="color: #333;">AI to look for guns at Goessel schools</div>
As classes start this week, Goessel schools have deployed an artificial-intelligence gun-detection system. The new security, purchased through a state grant monitors the district’s 35 security cameras for any visible signs of guns, superintendent Scott Boden said. Software and human…
<div style="color: #333;">Residents, funds limit overpass for 126 years</div>
As Newton’s Main Street rail crossing shut down for three days last week, residents began to ask, “Why doesn’t the city build an overpass?” It makes sense. If there were an overpass on Main Street, the work to replace a…
<div style="color: #333;">Review of city’s economic development policy slated for September 3 City Commission Work Session</div>
City Manager Toby Dougherty told Commissioners last week he expects a review of the city’s economic development policy to be on the September 3 City Commission Work Session agenda. A review of the city’s current policy was requested by Commissioner…
<div style="color: #333;">Topeka Planning Commission discuss zoning changes for data center development</div>
Topeka city planners discussed a text amendment to the city’s zoning code that could affect where data centers, including large-scale “hyperscale” facilities, can be built. The proposed amendments were discussed Monday night as part of the city’s review of zoning…
<div style="color: #333;">Rural Kansas fire response at risk amid declining volunteerism</div>
A southeast Kansas fire department says they’re feeling the impact of a nationwide trend. Staff at the Hackberry Township Volunteer Fire Department say a lack of volunteer personnel make every call they respond to that much more challenging. Foster says…
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