Press Releases

Lieutenant Governor Toland, Rural Hospital Leaders Discuss Medicaid Expansion Impacts on Local Economies PARSONS— Today, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland hosted a Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy roundtable at Labette Health in Parsons. Rural...

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $15M Available to Connect Kansans to Digital Devices and Public Wi-Fi TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that applications are open for the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology (ADOPT) program. A total of...

Governor Kelly Participates in Barn Raising at New American Royal Campus KANSAS CITY— Yesterday, Governor Laura Kelly attended a barn raising to mark the beginning of construction on the new American Royal campus in Kansas City, Kansas. The facility will be home to a...

Governor Kelly Receives Final Report and Recommendations from Wildfire Task Force TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Governor’s Wildfire Task Force has submitted its final report summarizing and providing recommendations on how to improve the...

Governor Kelly Announces $28.5M for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $28.5 million in grants were awarded to 12 entities through the Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity (LINC) program. The LINC program...

Governor Kelly Announces Over $12M Awarded to Fall 2023 KDOT Cost Share Projects TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced today that more than $12 million state dollars will be awarded to 16 transportation construction projects...