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Panel at Lawrence library to address housing problems and solutions
Local housing experts will discuss rental problems and the shortage of affordable housing options during a panel Thursday at the Lawrence Public Library. Panelists will “share their expertise about feasible policy solutions including inclusive screening practices, banning housing discrimination based…
Kansas to receive part of $981M federal investment in rural communities
More than $980 million has been sent to numerous states and two territories to help create new and better market opportunities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Tuesday that a total of $981 million would…
Flags are to fly at half-staff Wednesday and Thursday
Flags will be flying at half-staff Wednesday through Thursday. Wednesday is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. It was 81 years ago when a sneak attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy struck America's naval base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack…
Drought forces more coyotes into Kansas towns
Kansas Game Wardens are warning residents of the Sunflower State to keep an eye out for increasing numbers of coyotes in residential areas. Coyotes are being found more often in towns this year in Kansas, according to game wardens. This…
USD 383 board to vote on superintendent succession Wednesday
The Manhattan-Ogden school board will vote to make USD 383 assistant superintendent Eric Reid the next district superintendent at its meeting Wednesday. The regular meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Robinson Education Center. The final business item listed in the…
Fed to Weigh Higher Interest Rates Next Year While Slowing Rises This Month
Federal Reserve officials have signaled plans to raise their benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point at their meeting next week, but elevated wage pressures could lead them to continue lifting it to higher levels than investors currently expect. They…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 5, 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 and Beth Warren.
Following redistricting town hall, Douglas County is pulling together new data based on public feedback
“The only way that you could ensure that a district has rural representation is that the district only has precincts that are not in the City of Lawrence,” [Douglas County Clerk Jami] Shew told the Journal-World Friday. “That’s why that…
Lawrence proposes using $8.3M in pandemic funds on homelessness, affordable housing
City leaders will soon consider a recommendation to spend more than $8 million in federal pandemic relief funds on projects related to housing and homelessness, including a proposal to spend $4.65 million to build tiny, modular homes for people experiencing…
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