Governor names director of new child services agency
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday named a woman with more than 20 years of experience working with children, families and education to lead the...
UPDATED: Finance Council rejects $400 unemployment benefit
(Updated with more complete reporting and edits throughout)
The State Finance Council on Thursday rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to spend $63 million to fund...
Governor hires new communications director
Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday announced the hiring of a new communications director with experience in Arizona, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Kansas.
Kelly has hired...
Kelly approval rating at 45%, many undecided
(Updated to include comments from the Kelly campaign)
As she heads into reelection, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's approval rating is struggling to get above 50%,...
Kelly announces transition team
Gov.-elect Laura Kelly on Tuesday announced her transition team, which includes a former state budget director and a former chief of staff for former...
Kansas Values Institute director joins governor’s staff
A Kansas political veteran who guided a nonprofit social welfare group through gubernatorial campaigns against Republicans Sam Brownback and Kris Kobach has joined Gov....
Kelly names reelection campaign manager
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is hiring a campaign manager who has experience electing Democrats in traditionally red states.
Kelly is turning to Shelbi Dantic, a...
Gov. Colyer signs education bill, many others
The headline event today is Gov. Jeff Colyer's signing of the education bill despite the $80 million glitch that will need to be fixed...
Governor signs six more bills
Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed six more bills, bringing to 36 the number of bills he's signed into law during this legislative session. Here's...
NEW: Governor’s appointments director to depart
Scott Allegrucci will be leaving one of the most influential roles in state government later this week when he steps down as appointments director...
