Kelly administration takes shape with key appointments
Gov.elect-Laura Kelly's administration started taking shape Tuesday with the hiring of a new general counsel and directors of policy, legislative affairs and appointment.
Kelly turned...
Kelly directs executive branch employees to work remotely
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday directed 15,000 executive branch employees to work remotely again, signaling yet another sign of the gravity of the spread...
Governor signs bills imposing electric vehicle fees, expanding tolling, authorizing corporate medicine
Gov. Laura Kelly signed 11 more bills Thursday, including legislation that could put more money into programs that help children and families.
She also signed...
UPDATED: Kelly nominates Bar Association president to appeals court
(Updated to reflect Senate president's reaction)
Gov. Laura Kelly Tuesday morning nominated Lawrence attorney Sarah Warner to the Kansas Court of Appeals even amid a...
UPDATED: Senate rejects judicial nominee, clears path for governor’s new appointment
(Updated to reflect more details of the Senate's deliberations)
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's controversial appeals court nominee, clearing the way...
Marr leaving governor’s staff; new communications director named
For Gov. Jeff Colyer's communications director Kendall Marr, the campaign doesn't stop.
The Colyer gubernatorial campaign may now be over. But Marr is leaving Kansas...
House panels oppose Kelly reorganization plans
Republican-controlled committees on Tuesday recommended against Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plans to restructure state social service agencies and the state's energy office.
Two committees struck...
Panel balks at recommending tax appeals nominee
Another one of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's nominees is running into confirmation trouble in the Kansas Senate.
The Senate tax committee this week sent Kelly's...
Schmidt, Kelly divided on child advocate office
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is signaling that he would replace the child advocate office with the one that Gov. Laura Kelly created through...
Kelly expects decision soon on second phase of reopening
Gov. Laura Kelly is expecting to decide as early as late Thursday whether the state will move into the second phase of her plan...
