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Topeka leaders went to court in hopes of circumventing a petition calling for an election on the proposed purchase of a distressed automotive racetrack.
October 31 - Kansas
A $250 million water supply and an $80 million job development program would be funded by a 1% sales tax that is up for approval in Wichita, Kan., Nov. 4.
October 27 - Kansas
Kansas revenues are running 1.7% below projections in the first three months of the fiscal year after falling 4% below budget in September, officials said.
October 3 - Kansas
Kansas' capital city is considering a $5 billion bond issue to buy a private race track that is generating insufficient sales tax revenue to service previously issued debt.
September 10 - Kansas
Kansas revenues were 1% or $4 million below projections in August, though higher than the same month last year, officials said.
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The municipal market should benefit from the Securities and Exchange Commission's prosecution of Kansas for inadequate disclosure of faltering pension obligations, according to Moody's Investors Service.
August 29 -
The largest teachers' union in Kansas is seeking to overturn provisions in the state appropriations law that strips tenured teachers of their rights to appeal firings.
August 13 - Texas
Texas emerged as the top state in bond volume in the first half of 2014 as issuance across the Southwest rose 1.9% compared to the same time last year, data from Thomson Reuters shows.
August 11 - Kansas
Standard & Poor's downgraded Kansas to AA from AA-plus and retained a negative outlook Wednesday, citing budget imbalances in the wake of controversial income tax cuts.
August 6 - Kansas
The largest city in Kansas will issue $73 million of general obligation bonds to finance road, bridge and highway improvement projects.
August 5