On a day when the Kansas Senate is debating a tax cut bill reminiscent of the Brownback tax experiment, Governor Laura Kelly encouraged the legislature to remember the priorities of working families and focus on funding education and ending the school finance...
Governor Laura Kelly today appointed Cheryl Whelan as director of the Office of Administrative Hearings. Whelan is currently an Assistant Attorney General and Director of Open Government Training and Compliance at the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. “My...
Governor Kelly announces three Court of Appeals finalists Governor Laura Kelly announced today the three finalists selected by the Court of Appeals nominating committee. She will select her choice to fill the Court of Appeals vacancy before March 15, 2019. Her choice...
Governor Laura Kelly today released a Medicaid expansion bill that will expand affordable healthcare to 150,000 more Kansans, protect and strengthen rural hospitals, and bring Kansas federal tax dollars back to the state.“It’s long past time to expand Medicaid so that...
The following column is by Governor Laura Kelly. After years of financial crisis, budget catastrophes and devastating cuts to Kansas’ most prized investments, last week I put forth a balanced, commonsense budget that is a first step on Kansas’ road to recovery.This...
Topeka, Kan. – As announced in her first State of the State Address last week, Governor Laura Kelly is acting swiftly to expand affordable healthcare to 150,000 Kansans. Today, Kelly announced the formation of a bipartisan working group of healthcare...