Recognizes Roger Werholtz for his serviceContinuing her fight to improve public safety and rebuild the Kansas Department of Corrections, Governor Laura Kelly today announced her selection of Jefferey Zmuda as the next secretary of corrections. Zmuda is currently the...
Last week Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Missouri Governor Michael Parson sent a joint letter to United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in bipartisan support of locating two USDA agencies in the Kansas City area.Citing both states’ deep ties to...
Kelly issues line item vetoes to help keep state spending in checkTopeka – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed House Substitute for Senate Bill 25, the state’s budget bill for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020. In her budget message to the Kansas Legislature, the Governor...
Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 28 today. This bill provides an affirmative defense against prosecution for possession of certain use of cannabidiol with tetrahydrocannabinol to treat certain medical conditions. It also prohibits state agencies and political...
The following message is from Governor Laura Kelly regarding her veto of HB 2033:I have a long record of supporting responsible, commonsense tax policy. Unfortunately, that is not what House Bill 2033 represents. It will decimate the state’s ability to pay our bills...
Department of Revenue reviewed, recommended termination of IT contractsTOPEKA – After an exhaustive review of the agreements between the State of Kansas and CGI, an information technology company, Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Department of...