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Municipal Bond Trends for October 15, 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…
El Dorado voters consider ban on some data center, battery energy storage projects
If the ban passes in the Nov. 3 general election, it would take effect immediately and remain in place for 10 years. Read more: KSN-TV
Local deputy creates sensory backpack project
Across the nation, law enforcement officials are implementing new methods to communicate more effectively with community members with autism or other sensory sensitivities. Read more: Homepage
<div style="color: #333;">Marysville Historic District Listing Offers Benefits for Property Owners</div>
Wayne Kruse, OneMarysville executive director, said in a press release that this gives downtown property owners and people interested in investing in Marysville access to financial incentives that can make improvements to historic buildings more affordable. Read more: KCLY Radio
Municipal Bond Trends for October 14, 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;">Lenexa will start livestreaming city council meetings — the last major Johnson County city to do so</div>
The city of Lenexa will finally join other major governing bodies in Johnson County in livestreaming its city council meetings. At its meeting on Oct. 6, the Lenexa City Council voted 7-0 to approve amendments to the Governing Body Rules…
<div style="color: #333;">Eureka Downs looking forward to betting volume for races</div>
In four days, gates will open at Eureka Downs for the first time in more than a decade — and when racing returns, wagering does too. It won’t be just win, place, or show at the races this Saturday at…
<div style="color: #333;">Proposed 1% sales tax would support ‘growing’ Valley Center Fire Department</div>
Valley Center voters will consider a 1% sales tax this November to support the city’s public safety services, including the fire department. This comes several months after Sedgwick County moved to terminate mutual aid agreements with multiple cities, including Valley…
<div style="color: #333;">Rural, urban hospitals closing at same rate, Harvard study finds</div>
Urban and rural acute-care hospitals are closing at the same rate despite widespread belief that rural providers face more financial pressure than urban ones. That's according to recent findings from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published as…
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