Press Releases

Governor Kelly Advocates for Federal Water Funding to be Extended to Kansas TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland requesting that the Lower Colorado River Basin Conservation and Efficiency Program (the LC...

Governor Kelly Announces Child Care Slots Grew by More than 6.8K Since May 2022 ~~ Provider Applications Increase by 433% in Less than a Year~~  TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that child care slots in Kansas grew by 6,848 total slots from May 2022 to...

Governor Kelly Welcomes Dolly Parton to Kansas for the Imagination Library Statewide Celebration: Here's What They're Saying TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly welcomed iconic singer-songwriter and early childhood literacy advocate Dolly Parton to Kansas this week to...

Governor Kelly Announces $750,000 to Protect Historic Rural Properties ~~National Park Service Awards $750,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant to the Kansas Historical Society~~  TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $750,000 in federal funding...

Kelly Administration Implements Forward-Thinking Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that in order to stay ahead of the progression of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, she has directed Executive...

Kansas Families to Receive Approximately $7.4M in Food Support Through Pandemic EBT Program ~~DCF to Distribute Both Child Care and Supplemental Benefits for 2023~~  TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced, in collaboration with the Kansas Department for...