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Municipal Bond Trends for October 14, 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;">Lenexa will start livestreaming city council meetings — the last major Johnson County city to do so</div>
The city of Lenexa will finally join other major governing bodies in Johnson County in livestreaming its city council meetings. At its meeting on Oct. 6, the Lenexa City Council voted 7-0 to approve amendments to the Governing Body Rules…
<div style="color: #333;">Eureka Downs looking forward to betting volume for races</div>
In four days, gates will open at Eureka Downs for the first time in more than a decade — and when racing returns, wagering does too. It won’t be just win, place, or show at the races this Saturday at…
<div style="color: #333;">Proposed 1% sales tax would support ‘growing’ Valley Center Fire Department</div>
Valley Center voters will consider a 1% sales tax this November to support the city’s public safety services, including the fire department. This comes several months after Sedgwick County moved to terminate mutual aid agreements with multiple cities, including Valley…
<div style="color: #333;">Rural, urban hospitals closing at same rate, Harvard study finds</div>
Urban and rural acute-care hospitals are closing at the same rate despite widespread belief that rural providers face more financial pressure than urban ones. That's according to recent findings from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published as…
<div style="color: #333;">Boundaries Set for Kansas City Chiefs STAR Bonds District</div>
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today published the boundaries for the Kansas City Chiefs STAR Bonds District, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-17, 160 et. al. The STAR Bond district will collect new sales tax revenues to finance…
<div style="color: #333;">Rose Hill standing pat on data centers</div>
The Rose Hill City Council adopted a new resolution at its latest meeting on Oct. 5, determining that the proposed ordinance concerning high impact data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) was principally administrative, and therefore excluded under Kansas…
<div style="color: #333;">Low housing inventory keeps Emporia market competitive as affordability grows concerning</div>
Home prices in Lyon County have remained relatively stable as low housing inventory continues to shape the local real estate market, leaving buyers balancing affordability concerns with limited options. According to Jamie Sauder, broker and co-owner of Coldwell Banker Emporia…
<div style="color: #333;">Emporia voters to decide data center, battery storage questions</div>
Voters living within Emporia city limits will decide two citizen-initiated ballot questions Nov. 3 proposing restrictions on high-impact data centers and certain battery energy storage systems. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com
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