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...
Coronavirus pandemic costs Kansas agencies nearly $17 million
The coronavirus pandemic has cost state agencies almost $17 million as they've wrestled with the fallout of the infection spreading across the state.
About 60...
Kelly pulls Board of Tax Appeals appointment
Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday she withdrew her Kansas Board of Tax Appeals nominee, who was facing opposition from the business community over whether...
