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Municipal Bond Trends for December 21, 2023
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 20, 2023
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your…
Salina offers incentive to SkyWest Airlines to change its flight times
Local leaders in Salina have put $900,000 at stake to incentivize the airline serving the city to change times for non-stop flights to and from Denver. ... "The ideal departure for Denver would be not (the current) 11 o'clock in…
Wichita finalizes plans to offer targeted property tax relief to certain vulnerable residents in a one-year pilot program
The program builds off of existing tax credits at the state level to reimburse low-income seniors, disabled veterans and their surviving spouses, and low-income residents with underage dependents, for a portion of their 2023 property taxes. Four in five Sedgwick…
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2023-13: Postelection Audit of Votes Cast
Synopsis: Election officials conducting postelection audits must review the official paper ballots identified in K.S.A. 25-2912 rather than printed ballot images. Cited herein: K.S.A. 25-2912; 25-3009; 77-420; K.A.R. 7-47-1. Source: Kansas Attorney General Opinions
Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M for Safer Roads
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 19 communities across the state will receive $8.3 million for projects that improve safety on local roadways. This is the third round of Kansas grant recipients through the federal Safe Streets and Roads for…
Park City Planning Commission approves zone change for Ruffin casino
Another step in Phil Ruffin's highly-anticipated Golden Circle Casino in Park City tonight as the Planning Commission approved a zoning change to allow the development as planned. Construction crews are already hard at work for the future historical horse racing casino and hotel…
Wichita City Council approves property tax relief program
Wichita City Council members voted unanimously to approve a property tax relief program for low-income seniors for 2024. City finance director Mark Manning said with reappraisals in the past year, property tax increases will be an average of 7.6 percent. …
Scooters and e-bikes now allowed on Overland Park trails
Overland Park has formally approved a new ordinance that will permanently allow e-mobility devices, like e-bikes and electric scooters, on its city trails. The Overland Park City Council on Monday unanimously approved the new ordinance and repealed an existing one that prohibited such…
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