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Federal lawsuit says Dodge City’s election system keeps Latino candidates out of office
A coalition of voting rights groups says Dodge City’s election system is designed to prevent the community’s Latino population from holding office on the city commission. In a complaint filed late Thursday in federal court, the coalition argues the “at-large”…
Johnson County allocates additional $450K for community greenspace
Johnson County will now pay more to renovate greenspace outside the county courthouse. Thursday the Johnson County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) voted 4-3 to allocate an additional $450,000 to support the second phase of the Johnson County Square project. In…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 14, 2022
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…
GCCC enters into energy savings agreement
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees entered into an energy savings agreement with C& C Group at its regular meeting Tuesday. ... Ryan Ruda, GCCC president, said the agreement is a no-cost study with C& C Group for them…
Local bitcoin mine hits zoning speedbump
The Harvey County Planning Commission denied Butler Rural Electric Cooperative’s rezoning request Dec. 6 by an 8-0 vote. The utility was seeking to rezone its property at 84th Street and East Lake Road from agriculture to utility use for Print…
Renovation planned for downtown Pittsburg
The Pittsburg City Commission ... heard from "DVLP Redevelopment Projects," who presented them with a $4.8 million plan to renovate three downtown buildings. ... Plans call for the construction of 35-to-40 apartment projects, ranging from studio size to two bedroom.…
The Fed projects raising rates as high as 5.1% before ending inflation battle
The Federal Reserve will hike interest rates as high as 5.1% in 2023 before the central bank ends its fight against runaway inflation, according to its median forecast released on Wednesday. The Fed announced a 50-basis-point rate hike Wednesday, taking…
Marion County pushes ahead with administrator
Despite lengthy discussion of whether the public had had enough opportunity to weigh in on the subject, county commissioners cast a split vote Monday to create a county administrator position. ... The resolution does not specify a salary. Compensation is…
Newton considering changing government
Residents should soon expect a survey asking them how exactly they want to structure their city government. In October, the city held a work session discussing making the mayor position a separately elected office. Tuesday, they circled back to the…
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