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Haysville to vote May 7 on sales tax renewal
A special election will be happening in Haysville. A renewal of the 1% city sales tax will be voted on. The money would be used to improve streets as well as parks and recreational amenities in the city. Residents voted down…
Financing options reviewed for potential courthouse repairs
Miami County commissioners are reviewing funding options, including financing, to pay for needed repairs to the Miami County Courthouse. Last fall, voters chose not to support a proposed quarter-cent sales tax to renovate and expand the Miami County Courthouse. Proposed…
Commerce renews effort to win incentives for electric, hydrogen vehicle assembly plant
The Commerce Department is making another run at a major piece of economic development legislation that would help the state attract an electric vehicle or hydrogen-powered vehicle manufacturing plant. Bob North, legal counsel for the department, appeared before the House Commerce…
Council lifts pit bull ban, adds ‘reckless owner’ penalty
Last week, the Clay Center City Council approved removing the breed-specific ban that includes pit bulls from its vicious dog ordinance and added that language that leads to a stiffer penalty for repeat offenders. The measures passed with one council…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 29, 2024
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…
Local association educating public on importance of controlled burns
In prairielands like Kansas, if there's a lot of smoke in the air, there's a good chance that a fire has started, but one organization wants the public to know that not all of these fires are wild. The Smoky…
National League of Cities, founded in Lawrence, celebrates 100th anniversary with city leaders
Leaders with the National League of Cities on Thursday were in the city where their organization was founded to celebrate a century of connecting and providing services to municipal officials across the U.S. .... a delegation from the NLC is…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 28, 2024
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…
Lessons in population health from small-city Kansas
Mahbub Rashid sees cities differently than most people. And you might say the dean of the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design ought to do that. But Rashid has taken spatial analysis of urban development to the cutting…
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