Tag: Laura Kelly
Sunday Reader: New ‘liberty’ PAC formed; Kansans driving less
Good morning everyone:
It is was an extraordinary, if not immensely tiring, week for one and all — and it was just one day.
Many of...
Kansas unemployment rate rockets upward in April
The unemployment rate in Kansas soared to its highest point in more than 40 years as it more than tripled in April as the...
Bid to tack Medicaid expansion onto cable bill falls short
As the 2020 legislative session nears an end, lawmakers made one last push to expand Medicaid by tacking it on to a bill focused...
A.G. questions validity of Kelly’s emergency declaration
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says the validity of Gov. Laura Kelly's second disaster declaration is "doubtful," finding that state law does not authorize...
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...
Republican steps up for Senate District 18 seat
A Republican has joined the race for the state Senate seat once held by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
Kristen O’Shea has filed to run in...
Sunday Reader: Kobach ad flap, Pandemic politics
Good morning everyone:
We hope everyone is healthy this Sunday morning. A very busy political week with key Farm Bureau endorsements, U.S. Senate candidates David...
UPDATED: Governor rolls out plan for reopening Kansas economy
(Updated to include comments from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Senate President Susan Wagle and House Republican leadership)
Walking a tightrope between "non-negotiable public health...
Kelly predicts help seeking aid for budget deficit
Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday she expects the state's congressional delegation will warm to the idea of using federal dollars to help offset the...
Kelly plans new restrictions to resolve church lawsuit
Gov. Laura Kelly is developing new, more lenient restrictions for reopening the state that she says will settle the legal fight over her executive...
