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Abilene to again vote on tax for youth sports complex
Voters in Abilene will again be asked to vote to approve a sales tax to pay for new youth sports facilities in the community. In August, voters rejected a sales tax initiative to fund the project. The 0.35% sales tax,…
Future of downtown Wichita being planned
The future of downtown Wichita is already being planned. The planning and design firm Sasaki is partnering with Downtown Wichita to develop an action plan for 2035. The executive director of Downtown Wichita says the firm is helping guide them…
Kansas broadband internet disparities persist despite huge investments
It doesn’t take a lightning-quick internet connection to theorize income, education and geographic disparities underly Kansas’ digital divide. But the nonprofit and nonpartisan Kansas Health Institute’s latest research demonstrated with online county-by-county maps that broadband deficits and computer ownership gaps…
A total phone ban for students: What Kansas is recommending to school districts
Kansas K-12 education officials are telling local districts that they should ban students from using phones in classrooms — and during the entire school day. The Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to formally accept the recommendations…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 9, 2024
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…
Wichita City Hall spent $3.4 million on police retention bonuses. Did they work?
At least 48 Wichita Police Department employees who received $5,000 retention bonuses last December left their jobs within a year, The Wichita Eagle has found. And they get to keep the money. The Wichita City Council reopened the city’s negotiations…
Lawrence City Commission to consider plan for separated bike lanes on section of Mass Street
Lawrence city staff members are recommending a design for the stretch of Massachusetts Street between 14th and 19th streets that includes 3-foot curbs to separate bike lanes from vehicle traffic. Community members asked the Lawrence City Commission in April to…
Cyber attack on plant detailed
The FBI and Homeland Security have completed their investigation of the cyberattack against the Arkansas City water treatment plant that occurred in late September. City Manager Randy Frazer gave a report of those findings to the city commission last week.…
Commerce Launches New Quality of Place Grant for Rural Revitalization
Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today the launch of the new Towns grant program. This program is an initiative designed to spur quality-of-place improvements in rural Kansas communities that have received no funding from the Kansas Department of Commerce…
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