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Douglas County to open applications for property tax rebates for seniors, disabled veterans
Douglas County has launched its pilot program to give older people and veterans with service-related disabilities a break on their property taxes. The program will give folks ages 65 and up and disabled veterans who meet income guidelines a maximum…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 14, 2025
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…
State offers $3 million to complete Sand Creek dream
The State of Kansas called Newton and wanted to give $3 million to connect the two sections of its bike path. The catch? The Kansas Department of Transportation needed an answer by Jan. 15. The city’s first meeting after the…
Sedgwick has a trio of attorneys to work with
Sedgwick’s new city attorney, Jennifer Hill of McDonald Tinker Law Firm in Wichita, brings with her over 20 years of civil litigation work for governmental entities and another four years of experience as a city attorney. Hill, a Wichita native,…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 13, 2025
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…
‘Life and death’: Rescuers use tractors and a helicopter to reach people stranded in snow
A volunteer fire chief picked up a stranded, terminally ill man with his tractor and delivered him safely to a hospital. A Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter rescued motorists stuck in the snow. It all happened near Hope, Kansas, which got…
Frontenac reviews new ordinance on shipping containers
The Frontenac City Council held their first meeting at their new time on Wednesday evening, which is now at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. On the docket was a new ordinance concerning large shipping…
A Bond Selloff Is Rocking the World. You Might Want to Take the Other Side.
Wall Street is really worried about bonds. It might be time to buy some. On Friday, a jobs report that blew past expectations pushed yields on 10-year Treasurys to 4.772%, the highest close since Nov. 1, 2023, and those on…
Should Cities Open Their Own Grocery Stores?
By now, most people are familiar with the concept of food deserts — areas where residents lack ready access to fresh foods. Should local governments step in to operate grocery stores in neighborhoods that don’t have them? Aside from ideological…
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