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Wichita council reports Washington advocacy for tax‑exempt municipal bonds, requests federal‑grants inventory
Summary
A council member said all seven Wichita City Council members attended National League of Cities meetings in Washington, D.C., where they urged protection of tax‑exempt municipal bonds and discussed federal grants; the council asked City Manager Leighton to circulate a list of federal grants the city receives.
Council member (unnamed) told the Wichita City Council that all seven members recently traveled to Washington, D.C., with the National League of Cities to press federal officials on the city’s priorities, including protection of tax‑exempt municipal bonds, and asked City Manager Leighton to distribute a spreadsheet listing all federal grants the city receives.
The council member said the delegation met with congressional leaders, naming Senator Jerry Moran and Senator Roger Marshall, and that tax‑exempt municipal bonds were “one of the top priorities that we advocated for.” The council member added the bonds “help us with a lot of the capital projects, specifically police stations, fire stations, libraries,…
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