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Officials discuss updates to Imagine Pittsburg plan
Representatives from Imagine Pittsburg updated the city commission Tuesday evening on the progress of the next stage of Imagine Pittsburg (IP), a civic initiative originally known as Imagine Pittsburg 2030 (IP 2030) that began in 2010 to plan and implement…
Pittsburg area hotels rebound
Explore Crawford County announced Monday that for the fourth time in five years, hotel room demand in the county has surpassed 100,000 rooms for the year, with 2022 hitting a record high of 109,750 rooms. The county also surpassed 10,000…
Swaths of Kansas lack written policies on exculpatory evidence
The Brady and Giglio cases establish two different, but related, rights for criminal defendants. Under Brady v. Maryland, the prosecution is obligated to turn over to the defendant any exculpatory evidence — that is, evidence that tends to assist the…
Rural America grew in the pandemic’s early days. But mostly recreational counties saw gains
COVID-19 accelerated death rates and slowed birth rates, exacerbating an existing trend of natural population loss in rural, or nonmetropolitan, areas. But because more people moved to rural areas, the U.S. rural population didn’t decline. “That’s extremely unusual historically, and…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 25, 2023
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman, Beth Warren and…
Moody’s upgrades Lindsborg’s GO bond rating to A1
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the City of Lindsborg, KS' general obligation unlimited tax bonds to A1 from A2. ... This action concludes a review for possible upgrade that was initiated on November 3, 2022 in conjunction with the release…
Douglas County’s Housing Stabilization Collaborative to switch rent and utility assistance distribution to lottery system
Douglas County’s Housing Stabilization Collaborative is changing the way it distributes rent and utility assistance funds in hopes of increasing equity for applicants, the county announced Wednesday. The HSC, which is the county’s local rent and utility assistance provider, is…
“Hutch rebuilds Hutch”: renovation of historic downtown building
“Hutch rebuilds Hutch” is how Mark Davenport describes the complete renovation of the historic Hoke Building — the iconic downtown Hutchinson property that first went up in 1910 as office space and sat vacant and waiting for decades. When Mark…
Could new rental properties help with Salina’s housing issues?
Beginning in 2021, the city of Salina has continually engaged with developers seeking interest for various housing projects in an effort to bring new rental housing to the community. It’s a project that has been in the works for years…
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