Press Releases

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Receiving Nearly $25 Million to Support High Plains Aquifer TOPEKA— Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced the Kansas Department of Agriculture is receiving nearly $25 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support...

Kansas Children Entering Foster Care is at Lowest Point Since 2006 ~~DCF’s Focus on Prevention Helps Agency Achieve Milestone~~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that for the first time since 2006, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) had...

Governor Kelly Announces $85M for Two New Water-Related Grant Programs TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Water Office today announced that $85 million over five years will go toward water projects with the launch of the Technical Assistance Fund Grants and...

Governor Kelly Shares Statement on Closure of Fort Scott Emergency Department TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today released the below statement in response to the announcement that the Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department in Fort Scott is closing on December 20. ...

Governor Kelly, Mental Health Care Leaders: Medicaid Expansion Would Address Mental Health Crisis TOPEKA – A year after a report ranked Kansas last in the nation in mental health, Governor Laura Kelly today hosted a roundtable with behavioral health experts and first...

Governor Kelly Directs Flags be Flown at Half-Staff to Honor the Victims of the Shooting in Lewiston, ME TOPEKA— Today, in honor of the 18 people who lost their lives in the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags be lowered to...