Governor Laura Kelly sent a disaster declaration request to the Small Business Administration for damage caused by an EF4 tornado that passed through the center of Douglas County, Kansas, on May 28.“The damage caused by the tornadoes stretched far and wide,” Kelly...
Gov. Laura Kelly applauded today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to relocate major research agencies from Washington, D.C., to the Kansas City region, along with nearly 600 high-paying federal jobs.“This is a significant win for Kansas and...
The following statement is from Governor Laura Kelly regarding the passage of the border war bill:“For years, Kansas and Missouri have irresponsibly spent economic development resources luring jobs back and forth across the border with little actual job growth for...
Governor Laura Kelly sent a request today to President Donald Trump asking for a major presidential declaration for the public assistance program for 63 counties in Kansas as a result of widespread, record rainfall and severe weather causing flooding, flash flooding...
Commends Acting Secretary Goossen for public serviceFollowing through on her commitment to build a strong, highly qualified cabinet, Governor Laura Kelly announced today DeAngela Burns-Wallace as her choice to lead the Kansas Department of Administration.“I’m pleased...
Gov. Laura Kelly today praised progress made toward easing serious problems at state prisons in Kansas.The governor cited prison pay increases approved during today’s State Finance Council meeting as an important step toward solving the crisis in the state corrections...
