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Fed’s Mester Says Rates Should Rise Above 5%, Stay for Some Time
ederal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said policymakers should move their benchmark rate above 5% this year and hold it at restrictive levels for some time to quell inflation, with the exact level depending on how quickly price…
A food desert oasis: Grocery store in central Topeka still in very early planning
Planning continues as a local Topeka non-profit works to return a grocery store to central Topeka. Although the Central Topeka Grocery Oasis group last month signed a lease with GraceMed Capitol Health Clinic for one acre north of the clinic…
Buhler school’s $8 million bond falls in defeat
Buhler district voters rejected an $8 million bond that would build a new district office building, which included classrooms for the district's Ad Astra Academy, a large community/board room and an indoor sports complex. The bond also included $800,000 going…
Downtown Pittsburg mural grants now available
The City of Pittsburg Downtown Advisory Board (DAB) has announced grant funding to bring more art to Pittsburg’s downtown district. The DAB is offering up to 50/50 matching funds, not to exceed $1,000, for murals in the downtown district and…
Fitch Ratings: Debt for utilities would increase under proposed PFAS rules
According to Fitch Ratings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed rule setting limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water would increase public water utilities’ debt burden as a result of the added costs of compliance.…
The Water Pipe Market Shifts to Sustainable PVC in Times of Growth & Drought
Cities across the United States are struggling with maintaining existing infrastructure with supply chain disruptions and rising costs of equipment, manpower and supplies. Likewise, developers are faced with many challenges to plan, finance and build basic infrastructure and housing units…
People in Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka: You can get a good tree for killing a bad one
It’s the perfect time of year to do birds and butterflies a solid — by killing an invasive, ornamental and all-too-common pear tree. This April and May, if you live in or near Kansas City and Topeka and can destroy…
Wichita City Council rejects zoning change for College Hill parking lot, again
The Wichita City Council struck down a zoning change for Happiness Plaza on Tuesday that would have allowed its owners to build a new parking lot in College Hill. The zoning change, which was challenged by a protest petition filed…
Bill would curtail wind turbine lights
Flashing red lights atop wind turbines would be curtailed to improve nighttime views under a bill that has been sent to the governor. If signed by Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly, it would require installation of light-mitigating technology on new and…
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