Henry Schmidt2023-09-29T00:52:49-05:00September 29th, 2023|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
info2023-09-28T10:20:20-05:00September 28th, 2023|
The millennial generation — those currently aged 27 to 42 — is America’s largest, and as they move solidly into their peak earning and spending years, they are quickly asserting their economic power. Millennials faced a tough economic outlook in their early working years. The impacts of the Great Recession, unprecedented levels of student loan debt, and stagnant wage growth made it difficult to find good jobs and build wealth. But over time, the outlook has improved. Millennials are now the largest segment of the labor force. Within the last few years, they have also become the largest share of homebuyers.⁴ [...]
info2023-09-28T10:18:24-05:00September 28th, 2023|
Attorney General Kris Kobach floated a proposal Tuesday calling on the Kansas Legislature to ban foreign individual and corporate purchases of parcels of land bigger than 10 acres and to limit leases of land by foreign entities to two years in a bid to constrain the influence of adversarial countries such as China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. Kobach, who testified before a joint House and Senate committee dedicated to foreign investments and land purchases, said the solution to bigger and bigger slices of Kansas’ 52 million acres being gobbled up by companies, people or governments outside the United States was [...]
info2023-09-28T10:16:43-05:00September 28th, 2023|
The City of Augusta has hired 140 new employees to clear out a tangle of weeds and poison ivy. That may sound like a lot of workers, but these contractors are much easier to get along with and require zero time to train. Those workers aren’t human, but in fact a herd of locally raised goats! When Frank Sortini, Parks Superintendent for The City of Augusta, received a called from Rex Rutledge, Owner of Restoration Grazing, he knew it was the perfect time to bring in the goats. It’s been a goal of Sortini’s to switch the city’s weed management to [...]
info2023-09-29T08:30:18-05:00September 28th, 2023|
A Tuesday night water main rupture in Peabody drained the entire water tower and the city is now under a boil water advisory. City clerk Jylle Wilson said water was gushing out of the ground like “a very large fountain” when a resident spotted it on 5th St. between Locust and Plum Sts. at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The water main break was located six blocks from the water tower. The crack in the six-inch pipe was six feet long, Wilson said. Source: HILLSBORO Star-Journal
info2023-09-29T08:31:00-05:00September 28th, 2023|
Food trucks have been an ongoing topic for the Holton City Commission in recent months — specifically, whether food vendors visiting Holton should be required to pay license fees for selling their wares. On Monday, commissioners voted to work a licensing fee schedule for food trucks into the city’s regulations for “transient merchants,” with provisions in the license application for making sure food truck operators do not disturb those in the area where they set up with “obnoxious noises, sounds or smells” from generators, as Codes Enforcement Officer Jeff Draper noted. Source: Holton Recorder
info2023-09-28T10:07:54-05:00September 28th, 2023|
It’s a gallery like no other. After all, it’s a place for books. And there is perhaps no better place for a colorful, soaring art piece that celebrates the late Mayor Michael Copeland than in front of the new Downtown Olathe Library. “Mayor Copeland was a champion, not only for the city of Olathe, but of public art, the Olathe Public Library, and education and literacy,” said Olathe City Manager Michael Wilkes of the city’s longest serving mayor, who died in August 2020. “To see his legacy celebrated with vibrant, colorful art at the beautiful downtown library is a fitting celebration [...]
info2023-09-28T10:06:06-05:00September 28th, 2023|
Just in time for National Podcast Day on Saturday, Sept. 30, Johnson County Government’s podcast recently surpassed a major milestone: 40,000 downloads. The JoCo on the Go podcast has featured 158 episodes since its launch in August 2019, marking its fourth anniversary this August. Produced by the county’s Public Information Office, JoCo on the Go sheds light on topics ranging from COVID-19 to the 2020 Census to severe weather. Episodes feature interviews with local government staff and community members, who share their knowledge and expertise on the podcast topic. Past guests have included nurses who work for the county, the director [...]
info2023-09-28T10:04:14-05:00September 28th, 2023|
A study from the University of Kansas shows a shortage of college-educated people applying for jobs in the state. It could lead to 34,000 unfilled positions by 2030. "There are lots of jobs available, and there will be more jobs available in the future. Our challenge as a state is finding employees to take those jobs," says Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director of the KU Policy and Social Research Institute. Ginther says KU graduates are pursuing jobs in other states. Source: KSN-TV
info2023-09-28T10:00:41-05:00September 28th, 2023|
Stewie, an American Kennel Club registered therapy dog for the Wichita Police Department, consoled kids who witnessed a violent incident Wednesday. "Today, officers responded to a violent incident where there were juvenile witnesses," the WPD said. "The children were understandably overwhelmed and emotional about the event." Stewie came to the rescue with his handler, Officer Larison. Officer Larison works with Stewie every day. The two attended the Brevard County Paws and Stripes Therapy Program, which is a 40-hour course that prepares the K9 teams to complete the necessary requirements of becoming a Nationally Registered Therapy Dog Team. Source: KSN-TV
