Press Releases

Governor Kelly Elected to Chair Education Commission of the StatesTOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly was elected to serve as Chair of Education Commission of the States (ECS) for the 2023-25 term. This election, by a bipartisan group of commissioners...

Kansas Receives More than $13M to Address Electrical Grid Resilience and ReliabilityTOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Kansas is receiving $13.3 million in funding to modernize electrical grid infrastructure. The investment from the U.S....

ICYMI: Kansas Child Care Task Force Works Toward Access, Quantity, and Quality SolutionsKEY QUOTE: "[The Early Childhood Transition Task Force] is taking all of these existing services that are just spread through hither and yon into a single...

Governor Kelly Announces More than $8.0M in Grants to Support Learning and DiscoveryTOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) awarded $8.1 million in grants to Grants to the Kansas Children’s...

Governor Kelly Says Pay Increases Essential to Attracting, Retaining State Employee WorkforceTOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today sent a letter to state employees thanking them for their service to the State of Kansas and advising them they will be...

Kansas: National Leader in Economic and Income Growth in First Quarter of 2023~~Bureau of Economic Analysis Report Reflects Success of Kelly Administration Efforts to Create Jobs, Support Businesses~~ TOPEKA – A report recently released by the Bureau of...