Member Login

Senate budget writers add $16 million for deploying troops to border

0
Kansas senators have tucked nearly $16 million into the state budget with a measure that would direct Gov. Laura Kelly to send the National...

Senate committee adopts new method for replacing U.S. senators

0
The Kansas governor could still fill vacancies for the U.S. Senate but only from the same party as the person who vacated the position. The...

Communications director departs governor’s staff

0
The governor's office is on the market for a new communications director with the departure of Brianna Johnson. Johnson left the governor's office last Friday...

Committee cuts $15 million out of governor’s child care package

0
A legislative committee has removed $15 million from the governor's proposed budget that would have gone toward grants for child care providers that struggled...

Kelly PAC reports raising nearly $1 million

0
(Developing: Will be updated) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's new political action committee announced Tuesday morning that it raised almost $1 million in six months to...

Kelly plays first chip in tax debate

0
Before the lawmakers even gaveled in for the 2024 legislative session on Monday, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly pitched a new tax plan as an...

Kelly courts business community support for Medicaid expansion

0
Gov. Laura Kelly has been quietly wooing support of the business community as she campaigns across the state for Medicaid expansion. The governor has been...

Governor urges attorney general to quickly approve child care rules

0
Gov. Laura Kelly is urging Attorney General Kris Kobach to quickly sign off on new rules for child care that are intended to allow...

Governor rolls out new Medicaid expansion plan with a twist: A work requirement

0
Over the years, Gov. Laura Kelly has tested various ways to cajole the Republican Legislature into expanding Medicaid. Three years ago, Kelly teamed up with...

Kelly calls for centralized, coordinated children’s services

0
Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday called for the state to move to a more centralized and coordinated system of providing early childhood services in...