Press Releases

Governor Kelly Calls for Collaborative and Innovative Approach to Water in the Rattlesnake Creek Basin  ~~Letter Follows Request to Federal Government to Expand Access to Conservation Funding for States Facing Severe Drought~~  TOPEKA—Governor Laura Kelly submitted a...

Governor Kelly Announces Appointments to South Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital Advisory Panel TOPEKA — Today, after signing Executive Order 23-05 on August 28 to establish an advisory panel that will gather public input and make recommendations on the needs of a...

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $10M to Organizations Focused on Empowering Kansas Children and Families TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) awarded the final round of Strengthening People and...

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $1.2M to Strengthen Supports for Kansans with Alzheimer’s TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will receive $1,185,000 over five years to build public health...

Governor Kelly Announces Funding to Grow Small Business Exports TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded $200,000 to the Kansas Department of Commerce to expand the state’s robust export sector, which hit...

Governor Kelly Announces Appointments to Kansas Corporation Commission TOPEKA– Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced she has appointed former longtime State Representative Annie Kuether and reappointed Andrew French to serve on the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)....