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Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas will adopt the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) new recommendations around Moderna and J&J booster shots, following a similar announcement last month around the Pfizer-BioNTech (also known as Comirnaty)...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded Kansas $1 million to accelerate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and build up local economies.“My administration set the...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that since she took office in January 2019, more than $7 billion new business dollars have been invested in the state of Kansas and over 29,000 new jobs have been created.“This announcement means more jobs, more money...

– Governor Laura Kelly, on behalf of the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC), today announced that more than $2 million will be awarded to Kansas criminal justice organizations as part of the 2022 grant awards for the Federal Edward Byrne...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced plans to expand the Kansas Main Street Program by up to three additional communities this Winter.   “When our main street businesses succeed, our whole economy succeeds,” said Governor Laura Kelly. “That’s why my...

Governor Laura Kelly today joined a bipartisan group of legislators and stakeholders at the Topeka engineering firm Bartlett & West to sign legislation that supports Kansas’ engineering sector, students, and economy.House Bill 2101 extends the current...

In recognition of the bravery and sacrifice of Sgt. Tyler A Juden, a Cowley County native and sniper for the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne, Governor Laura Kelly this session signed House Bill 2100, naming a bridge on U.S. 166 at Arkansas City in his honor.The...

Governor Laura Kelly applauded the Capitol Preservation Committee’s unanimous vote Tuesday to place a memorial honoring Gold Star families on the Veterans’ Walk at the Kansas Statehouse.Governor Kelly asked LTG Perry Wiggins, Executive Director of the...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Medline, the country’s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, will invest $77.5 million to construct a new distribution center and create 100 new jobs in Bonner Springs.“Medline’s...

Governor Laura Kelly today joined Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz, Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla, and other community partners to sign a formal funding partnership agreement for the long-awaited Polk-Quincy Viaduct project in...

Governor Laura Kelly today applauded plans from Bartlett, a Savage Company, to invest $325 million in a large soybean crushing facility project in Montgomery County that will create 50 new jobs in Southeast Kansas.“Agriculture-based and renewable energy...

Today, Governor Laura Kelly released the total allocation amounts for each hospital participating in the Frontline Hospital Workers Retention Plan.“This $50 million will help us retain and attract more frontline hospital workers as we continue to fight his...

Today the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Taskforce Executive Committee appointed members to the group’s four advisory panels: Health and Education, Economic Revitalization, Connectivity, and Efficiency and Modernization.The advisory...

This week, Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed House Bill 2408, authorizing and directing the Executive Director of the Kansas Historical Society (KSHS), on behalf of the KSHS, to transfer 9.86 acres of land in Doniphan County to the Iowa Tribe of...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced appointments to the following state boards and committees.*Appointment is subject to Senate confirmation Board of AccountancyThe purpose of this Board is to license and regulate certified public accountants (CPA’s). The...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced the official launch of CONNEX™ Kansas, a new program from Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS) and the Kansas Department of Commerce, designed to strengthen the Kansas manufacturing supply chain.CONNEX™ Kansas is an...

Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 21-28 to establish the Division of the Child Advocate - an independent accountability structure to protect Kansas children and families within the child welfare system.“The establishment of a Child...

Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas’ September total tax receipts were $876.5 million. Those collections are $162.2 million, or 22.7% more than the estimate and a growth of 20.2%, or $147.6 million, from last September.“Our tax collection numbers...

Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced a new public dashboard tracking rates of COVID-19 disease and vaccinations in Kansas school districts on the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) COVID-19 Resource Center.“This dashboard will provide...

Today, Governor Laura Kelly congratulated the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) for receiving national recognition for the Turner Diagonal project in Wyandotte County. The Turner Diagonal project was recently named a Top 12 finalist in the 2021...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that, through an agreement between a coalition of civil rights agencies and the State of Kansas, Kansans statewide will now have expanded opportunities to register to vote or update voter registration.Under the...

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Child Care Aware of Kansas, in partnership with Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), is launching a second round of Child Care Sustainability Grants to aid child care providers in meeting the costs of...

Governor Laura Kelly yesterday celebrated the grand opening of the AdventHealth South Overland Park Hospital, the Kansas City metro’s first new, full-service hospital in 15 years.“I want to thank AdventHealth for anticipating and responding to the...

Governor Laura Kelly applauds Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids for their bipartisan support of the most significant wildlife conservation bill seen in nearly half a century: The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act...