Municipal Bond Trends for August 19, 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. [...]
Once banished to trailer parks, manufactured homes are moving to suburbia
Manufactured homes are gaining traction in suburban neighborhoods as policymakers and developers look for more affordable, faster-to-build housing options amid soaring home prices. Although long [...]
Shawnee County puts a pause on data center applications
Shawnee County commissioners approved a six-month moratorium on new data center applications citing transparency. Read more: Topeka Capital-Journal Press Releases
Ark City man arrested under public nudity law his own walks helped inspire
An Ark City man whose nude walks through his neighborhood helped prompt Cowley County to adopt a new public nudity law last year has become [...]
AI to look for guns at Goessel schools
As classes start this week, Goessel schools have deployed an artificial-intelligence gun-detection system. The new security, purchased through a state grant monitors the district’s 35 [...]
Residents, funds limit overpass for 126 years
As Newton’s Main Street rail crossing shut down for three days last week, residents began to ask, “Why doesn’t the city build an overpass?” It [...]