Topeka’s Lauren’s Bay Lots Change Hands After Tax Foreclosure
Topeka’s Lauren’s Bay subdivision changed hands in a June foreclosure sale, but construction timing, special assessments and recovery of unpaid taxes remain unsettled.
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Kansas City voters face two $750 million KC Water bond questions on Aug. 4
Kansas City voters will decide two separate $750 million KC Water bond questions on Aug. 4, covering waterworks and sewer financing without property-tax repayment.
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Wichita’s proposed 2027 budget is balanced now, but deficits are projected
Wichita’s proposed 2027 budget breaks even in its first year, but projected deficits and thinner reserves could shape future service and tax debates.
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Blue Springs area fuel update: AAA KC averages rise for gas and diesel
Blue Springs MO Gas & Diesel Watch — AAA Kansas City (MO only) metro averages rose to $3.858/gal regular and $4.824/gal diesel as of 7/24/26.
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Wichita City Council approves water reuse purification pilot for possible drinking water
On July 7, Wichita City Council approved funding for a potable-reuse pilot that will test purification—without putting pilot water in the public drinking-water supply.
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Keystone Pipeline CWA settlement proposed: $26,867,789 penalty + $40M work
DOJ and EPA filed a proposed Clean Water Act consent decree over a Dec. 7, 2022 Keystone rupture in Kansas. Comments run July 15–Aug. 14.
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Mission City Council Sets Sept. 16 Hearing on 2027 Tax “Intent” and SB 244
Mission KS – On July 15, City Council approved property-tax “intent” resolutions for 2027 and an SB 244 compliance ordinance, with a Sept. 16 hearing.
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Overland Park Gas & Diesel Watch: Regular edges up; diesel climbs more
Overland Park KS Gas & Diesel Watch – AAA’s Kansas City (KS only) averages are higher today: regular $3.7650 and diesel $4.5680, with diesel leading the jump.
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Paola-area fuel check: KC (KS only) regular gas/diesel slip July 20
Paola KS Gas & Diesel Watch: AAA KC (KS only) averages as of 7/20/26—regular $3.763 and diesel $4.514, both slightly lower than yesterday.
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Wichita OKs applying for DOJ DART grant to add 50 downtown officers
Wichita City Council approved police to apply for DOJ COPS Hiring Program funding for DART—50 officers targeting violent crime and nuisance issues in downtown, Delano and Broadway.
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Kansas City voters decide on a $100M affordable housing bond Aug. 4 — details and deadlines
Kansas City votes Aug. 4 on a up to $100M Housing Trust Fund bond. Absentee no-excuse starts July 21; request deadline July 22.
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Kansas City ordinance funds 1815 Paseo stabilization via CCED sales-tax board
Kansas City approved Ordinance 260582 on July 16 for $1.5M in CCED sales-tax money to stabilize 1815 Paseo and remove it from the dangerous buildings list.
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DOJ files proposed consent decree after 2022 Keystone spill in Kansas
DOJ and EPA filed a proposed Clean Water Act consent decree tied to a Dec. 7, 2022 Keystone rupture in Kansas; comments run July 15–Aug. 14.
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ED–DOJ partnership announced June 30 to escalate FERPA parental-access enforcement
On June 30, ED said it began a DOJ partnership to enforce FERPA parental access to education records after Kansas City, Kansas findings.
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DOJ proposes CWA settlement over 2022 Keystone rupture in Kansas: $26,867,789
DOJ filed a consent decree July 10, 2026 over a 2022 Keystone rupture in Kansas, seeking $26,867,789 penalty, about $40M prevention, and $3,080,000 restoration.
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DOJ subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One security story: what’s next
DOJ has reportedly subpoenaed New York Times journalists tied to Air Force One security reporting, seeking grand-jury testimony in Manhattan next Wednesday.
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Kansas City sends five bond and tax measures to Aug. 4 ballot—what to know
Kansas City voters face five bond/tax measures on Aug. 4, 2026—and how each one is repaid: utility revenues, property taxes, or a CCED sales tax.
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Wichita City Council approves LOI resolution toward industrial revenue bonds for CAC
On July 7, Wichita City Council voted 7–0 on a resolution authorizing steps toward an LOI for industrial revenue bond financing for the Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County.
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Pomona Lake harmful algae advisory: KDHE moves to LIFT on July 2
KDHE moved Pomona Lake’s blue-green algae advisory to LIFT on July 2, but USACE’s Michigan Valley Park swim beach stayed closed until water improves.
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Wichita City Council OKs water reuse pilot to test advanced purification
Wichita City Council voted 7-0 on July 7 to fund a water reuse pilot for advanced purification. Pilot water won’t enter the drinking supply during testing.
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Kansas City OKs first step toward $235M CPKC Stadium expansion and TIF
Kansas City MO—On July 2, 2026, the Council passed Ordinance No. 260565 to start talks on expanding CPKC Stadium, a TIF plan, and up to $235M in bonds.
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Title IX Month ends: OCR issues 10-day compliance letters in Colorado and Kansas, and points to Supreme Court sports ruling
United States Education and Civil Rights Policy – The July 1 recap says OCR opened nine Title IX investigations in June and issued a Jefferson County 10-day letter.