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Municipal Bond Trends for June 12, 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;">Should Lawrence ban data centers?</div>
A single data center would pay millions in local taxes and fees each year. Read more: LJWorld
Municipal Bond Trends for June 11, 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…
Municipal Bond Trends for June 10, 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;">Officials: Proposed data center could have 10-15 buildings, use up to 1.2 gigawatts of power</div>
Ten to 15 buildings and a facility that uses an amount of electricity equal to a third of the capacity of Jeffrey Energy Center. Those are some of the specifications of a proposed data center in Pottawatomie County that members…
<div style="color: #333;">City commission talks clarifications to workforce housing policy, shoots down decreased requirements</div>
City commissioners debated proposed revisions to Manhattan’s workforce housing sales tax policy Tuesday night. Commissioners pushed back against removing certain requirements and references to workforce housing, which was meant to give the commission more discretion on a case-by-case basis. “The…
<div style="color: #333;">Country Stampede finds new home at Gilley’s in Park City</div>
Starting next year, the outdoor country music and camping event Country Stampede Kansas will be held at the newly opened Gilley’s Gambling Hall in Park City, Kansas. Kustom Entertainment Inc., a live entertainment and music festival company, announced a multi-year…
<div style="color: #333;">Newton Commission sees common consumption plan</div>
Newton could soon have a common consumption district in the downtown. The Newton City Commission heard a recommendation from its Main Street Board to designate an area that roughly follows the Downtown Business District as an area where alcohol can…
<div style="color: #333;">Food insecurity hits Harvey County</div>
Newton resident Meagan Waltner used to wait until her two children ate to eat. If there were leftovers, she ate something. If not, she didn’t. That was around 2009, when she raised two kids as a single mom. What’s going…
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