Kelly vetoes transgender athletics bill
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday became the third governor to veto a bill banning or limiting transgender girls and women from participating in interscholastic...
Budget would cut governor out of COVID relief spending
Republican lawmakers are asserting their control over how the state spends new federal COVID-19 relief money, effectively cutting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly out of...
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...
Governor’s new mask mandate revoked
As anticipated, a panel of legislative leaders on Thursday revoked Gov. Laura Kelly's new mask mandate, a move that Democrats said sends the wrong...
Governor reissues mask mandate; Lawmakers vow to revoke
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday delivered on her promise to reissue a mask mandate that Republican lawakers have already vowed to revoke.
Kelly issued the...
Kelly signs four bills
Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that she signed four bills, bringing to 13 the number of bills she has signed this sesssion. The bills...
Mask debate set for Tuesday in House
The House on Tuesday is poised to debate a new mask mandate that Gov. Laura Kelly is expected to reissue this week after the...
Governor’s social services reorg killed again
For the second straight year, the Legislature rejected Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposal to bring together social services under one umbrella.
The House voted 84-38 against...
Lawmakers, governor set to collide again on masks
Republican legislative leadership is getting ready for another fight with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly over a mask mandate when her executive orders stemming from...
Governor signs emergency management bill
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed the new emergency management bill that gained bipartisan support although not everyone was completely satisified with the legislation.
Kelly...
