Press Releases

Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Volume 2 of Broadband Plan TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the release of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2. As part of the planning process, the public is invited to submit...

Governor Kelly, Senator Moran Release Statements on New Path Forward to Resolve Water Needs in Rattlesnake Creek Basin ~~U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Pause Request to Secure Water Rights Pending Collaborative Process with Kansas Department of Agriculture and...

Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Two-Person Crew Rule to Improve Safety for Kansas Railroad Workers ~~Rule Makes Kansas 10th State in Country with Strengthened Safety Requirements~~ TOPEKA—Governor Laura Kelly announced that to improve safety for workers and Kansas...

Governor Kelly Shares Statement on Herington Hospital Closure ~~Herington Hospital is now the 8th Kansas Hospital to Close Since Kansas Has Had the Option to Expand Medicaid~~ TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly released the below statement in response to Herington...

Governor Kelly Announces Juneteenth to be Observed as a State Holiday  ~~Kansas Joins 28 Other States Including Texas, Missouri, and Nebraska~~ TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced that Kansas will designate Juneteenth as a state holiday, joining 28 other...

Governor Kelly Appoints Jeff Maxon as Chief Information Technology Officer TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that she has appointed Jeff Maxon as the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) for the State of Kansas to lead the Office of Information...