Kansas

NASBO Executive Director John Hicks said that deposits made to rainy days funds from budget surpluses will likely bring the total to more than $58 billion for fiscal 2018.

While an intent to issue refinanced improvement revenue bonds for Bluestem Communities in Hesston and North Newton had already been approved by the Harvey County Commission, that item was brought back at Monday’s commission meeting to finalize the process.

Bond volume in the region fell sharply in the first half of 2018, though one expert saw the 16% drop as better than anticipated.

Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota are vulnerable to a trade war, Moody's Investors Service says.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

The results from last week's school bond election in Leavenworth are now official.

Borders is an 11-year veteran of the public finance field and was previously at Chapman and Cutler LLP in Chicago.

Topeka officials will hear public comments Tuesday on extending and increasing a citywide sales tax.

Cities coping with phenomena like climate change and cybersecurity are empowering themselves through data mining and other smart technologies.

Three members of the community vision team that guided last year's failed 30-year, $78 million proposal offered a post-mortem for the Hays USD 489 school board Monday night.

Officials with the Basehor-Linwood school district are looking at a $50M-$60M school bond issue election next year.

Municipal bond volume across the eight-state Southwest region in 2017 fell 9% below its 2016 record.

The Reno County Commission approved changes Tuesday to a proposed policy on issuing industrial revenue bonds, eliminating a requirement that the business seeking the bonds must create at least 10 jobs with a payroll of at least $250,000.

Residents of the Derby, Kan., school district approved one bond issue but rejected two others in a special election on Tuesday.

The Reno County Commission indicated Tuesday it would explore possible changes to its policy for issuing industrial revenue bonds.

After seven years as governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback is joining the Trump administration as ambassador for religious freedom.

Plans to build a $362 million Kansas prison as a public-private partnership are in doubt as lawmakers question the financial benefits.

The public finance banking team is led by veteran banker Jack Holland.

Kansas schools need a $600 million infusion of additional revenue to resolve a state Supreme Court case, said Gov. Sam Brownback.

Leavenworth school officials are adjusting their timeline for a possible bond issue.