Lincoln officials tout affordable housing progress, say city is ahead of schedule The city has added 2,147 new or rehabbed affordable housing units since 2020, which is 43% of its goal of adding 5,000 units by 2030. 04/29/2024 - 2:00 pm | View Link
GOP leaders still can't overcome the Kansas governor's veto to enact big tax cuts TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end their ... 04/29/2024 - 12:55 pm | View Link
FinWise Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2024 Results Loan originations totaled $1.1 billion for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $1.2 billion for the prior quarter and $0.9 billion for the prior year period. Through the first four weeks of April, ... 04/29/2024 - 9:55 am | View Link
New Jersey launches offshore wind bids The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is expected to approve opening a new round of bidding for offshore wind projects at a Tuesday board meeting. 04/29/2024 - 2:59 am | View Link
Clark Hunt: Chiefs will split with Royals in search for stadium solution The month began with the Chiefs hoping that Jackson County, Missouri voters would choose to extend a sales tax that would finance a new stadium for the Royals and a renovated venue for the Chiefs. 04/28/2024 - 3:34 am | View Link
Rio Bank, a Rio Grande Valley financial institution, is solidifying its commitment to its CEO’s hometown with the grand opening of a new branch in Alamo Heights. This milestone marks a significant return to the bank's roots, having begun its journey in 1985 as a retail-focused bank serving local consumers in McAllen, Texas.
Under the leadership of CEO Ford Sasser, who hails from Alamo Heights, Rio Bank has undergone a strategic shift.
An investigation into accusations of misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher was dismissed Monday at the end of a tense hearing where members of the ethics committee blocked the chair from reading an email about how Plocher’s office had allegedly intimidated possible witnesses.
The email, obtained by The Independent through an open records request, was from Lori Hughes, director of administration for the Missouri House.
Currently, STAR bonds can cover up to 50% of the financing for a proposed project. If approved, the new language would allow for 100% of the project to be financed over 30 years.
Leading Colorado Democrats and the state’s oil and gas industry announced a preemptive armistice Monday — one that seeks to defuse the latest round of dueling ballot initiatives and legislation aimed at the industry and its environmental impacts.
The proposals, described to reporters by Gov. Jared Polis and legislative leadership, include imposing a new per-barrel production fee on the industry and enacting new environmental standards.