Governor, business groups collide over mask mandate
Gov. Laura Kelly and some leading Kansas business groups are colliding over the statewide mask mandate as the battle over balancing public health against...
UPDATED: Cartoon comparing mask mandate to Holocaust condemned
(UPDATED to include comments from Dane Hicks with a link to his entire response of the criticism)
Kansas Democrats on Saturday condemned a cartoon published...
UPDATED: Kelly issues mask executive order
(UPDATED to reflect Johnson County's adoption of the governor's order; Shawnee County's rejection of the order, Supreme Court order requiring face coverings; comments from...
Governor tweaks budget plan
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration released a revised plan for addressing the revenue shortfall facing the state, this time with tweaks that address questions from...
Governor announces mask mandate
As the number of coronavirus cases surge, Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday announced that she would be requiring Kansans to wear masks in public...
Kelly’s authority to cut juvenile programs challenged
A panel of lawmakers is contesting the governor's legal authority to make cuts in evidence-based juvenile programs in the Department of Corrections.
The Joint Committee...
Kelly administration pulls back loan payment
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration has pulled back a loan payment that would have undercut her plan to balance the budget without deep cuts in...
Pollock leaves governor’s office
Haley Pollock has left her position as policy director in the governor's office.
A spokesman for the governor said Pollock's departure date was June 14.
He...
Labor Department didn’t follow instructions, Kelly says
Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that the Labor Department tried to claw back $7 million in duplicate unemployment benefits against the directions of her...
More than $400 million approved in pandemic relief
The State Finance Council on Tuesday doled out more than $400 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to local governments, state universities and agencies...
