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What is ‘percent for art?’ About the public art funding program that Wichita arts advocates don’t want to lose
Local arts leaders sounded the alarm after comments from Mayor Lily Wu during last Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting. The Council will vote to adopt the proposed 2025 city budget tomorrow. An exchange during last week’s Wichita City Council meeting…
Report maps path for water resilience in western Kansas
Though water conservation has been an increasing priority for the Kansas agriculture sector, it has also been somewhat fragmented in its approach. The framework presented Tuesday at KState is a novel approach at bringing stakeholders from each part of the…
Pawnee County officials finally get some answers for energy transmission corridor
Community leaders in Pawnee County spoke with a leadership team from the Federal Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday morning to learn more about a proposed energy transmission corridor. ... The main issue is a proposed five-mile wide corridor known…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 22, 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…
This honeysuckle isn’t so sweet: Efforts are ongoing to save forest in an Olathe park
Johnson County Park & Recreation District has been fighting to restore plant diversity to Ernie Miller Park after shrub honeysuckle and other invasive plants like garlic mustard caused significant damage. For the the last five years, there’s been a strong…
Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his…
Crew clearing way for Topeka’s viaduct project digs up cistern
A Topeka Fire Department cistern built in 1878 was uncovered Tuesday by workers doing excavation for an underground water line project linked to the replacement of downtown Topeka’s Polk-Quincy Viaduct. ... Topeka Fire Marshal Alan Stahl said he found an…
Unhoused and unseen: homelessness in Hiawatha, Brown County and beyond
There is a group of people often not addressed in Hiawatha, Brown County and beyond. This group is unhoused and often unseen. Even those who are moving from house to house are also among the unhoused population. Kanza Director Jackie…
Report maps path for water resilience in western Kansas
Though water conservation has been an increasing priority for the Kansas agriculture sector, it has also been somewhat fragmented in its approach. The framework presented Tuesday at K-State is a novel approach at bringing stakeholders from each part of the…
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