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Governor Kelly Celebrates Public Service Recognition Week in Kansas   TOPEKA – To honor Kansas’ public service workforce, Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed May 1-5 as Public Service Recognition Week. Governor Kelly and cabinet secretaries will celebrate the hard...

Governor Kelly Administration Proposes Two-Person Crew Rule to Improve Safety for Kansas Railroad Workers  ~~ Rule Will Make Kansas 9th State in Country with Strengthened Safety Requirements~~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that, to improve safety for...

Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments   TOPEKA – Today, Governor Kelly announced two appointments and three reappointments to the following state boards and councils. Kansas State Library Board Purpose: Advocate for statewide library services and...

Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million to Increase High-Speed Internet Availability   TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced a new program aimed at helping Kansas communities that lack high-speed internet. The Lasting Infrastructure and Network Connectivity...

EPA Fulfills Governor Kelly's Request to Save Kansans Money at the Gas Pump This Summer   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted her request to allow the sale of E15 products – gasoline blended...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Teacher Workforce in Kansas: Here's What They're Saying   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly recently signed Senate Bill 66, a bipartisan bill that allows Kansas to join the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, making it...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Invest Record $35M to Protect Water Resources: Here's What They're Saying   TOPEKA – Last week, Governor Kelly signed Senate Substitute for HB 2302, a bipartisan bill that increases funding for the State Water Plan,...

Kansas Senate Unanimously Confirms Governor Kelly's Appointee for Adjutant General, Brigadier General Venerdi   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today celebrated the Kansas Senate’s unanimous confirmation of Brigadier General Michael Venerdi to serve as the Adjutant...

Governor Kelly Calls for $450 Tax Rebate to Kansas Resident Taxpayers: Here's What They're Saying   TOPEKA – Governor Kelly announced yesterday her proposal to spend Kansas’ one-time budget surplus on a tax rebate of $450 for individuals and $900 for married...

Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments   TOPEKA –Today, Governor Kelly announced two appointments and one reappointment to the following state boards and commissions. Kansas Board of Nursing Purpose: This board is charged with protecting the...

Governor Kelly Announces Awardees of Nearly $50 Million of Infrastructure and Economic Development Grants   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced awardees for the second round of the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) economic development grant program....

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Boost Skilled Workforce Across the State   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today signed House Bill 2292, which creates a tax credit for certain employers who create apprenticeship programs to strengthen and expand the Kansas...

Governor Kelly Signs Gail Finney Memorial Foster Care Bill of Rights TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2024, a child welfare bill that establishes the Gail Finney Memorial Foster Care Bill of Rights outlining the rights of foster youth, foster...

Governor Kelly Calls for $450 Tax Rebate to Kansas Resident Taxpayers ~~Vetoes Irresponsible Flat Tax that would Lead to School Funding Cuts~~ TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly visited Elmont Elementary School in Seaman School District to announce her veto of House...

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $10 Million to Expand Housing for Elderly and Disabled Kansans   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that nearly $10 million has been awarded to nine recipients for the construction or renovation of housing for persons...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Expanding Affordable Housing Throughout Kansas   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 17, which updates the Kansas Reinvestment Housing Incentive District Act (RHID) to open up the program to the entire state and...

Governor Kelly Signs Balanced Budget, Makes Record Investment in Rainy Day Fund, Expands Workforce, and Supports Kansas Businesses ~~Budget Expands Mental Health Care Services and Continues Efforts to Repair the Foster Care System~~ TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Teacher Workforce in Kansas ~~Gov. Also Signs Bill to Increase Access to Higher Education for Veterans~~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 66, a bipartisan bill that allows Kansas to join the Interstate...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Invest Record $35M to Protect Water Resources ~~Gov. Signs Bills to Fully Fund the State Water Plan and Create New Grants for Water Infrastructure Projects~~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Substitute for HB...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Investing in Kansas Short-Line Railroads   TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2335, a bipartisan bill that increases investment by $5 million per year to improve maintenance of short-line railroad track. ...

Governor Kelly Signs Bill Establishing New State Park in Allen County   TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed seven bipartisan bills, including House Bill 2039, which establishes a new state park in Allen County – Lehigh Portland Trails – and provides...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Improve Cybersecurity and Protect Kansans' Privacy   TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed six bipartisan bills including House Bill 2019, which improves public awareness of cybersecurity incidents; authorizes the...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Resources for Students with Dyslexia   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today signed four additional bipartisan bills, including House Bill 2322, which updates the Special Education for Exceptional Children Act to...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Childhood Sexual Abuse Law Reform TOPEKA – Today, Governor Kelly signed five bipartisan bills, including Senate Substitute for House Bill 2127, which makes it easier for victims of childhood sexual assault to pursue justice. It removes...

Governor Kelly Signs Four Bipartisan Bills   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly signed four bipartisan bills that expand educational and workforce opportunities; continue certain exceptions to records requests to protect personal medical information and information...

Governor Kelly Completes Two-Day Series of Roundtable Discussions on Public Education with Stops in Colby, Ellis   COLBY – Today, Governor Laura Kelly visited Colby High School and Ellis High School to discuss the unique challenges Kansas rural school districts...

Governor Kelly Signs Bill Renaming Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight for Former Rep. Russ Jennings TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2114, a unanimous bipartisan bill renaming the Joint Committee on Corrections and...

Governor Kelly Visits Two Southwest Kansas Schools to Discuss Importance of Fully Funding Public Education, SPED   DODGE CITY – Today, Governor Laura Kelly visited Dodge City High School and Garden City High School to discuss the importance of continuing to fully...

Governor Kelly Breaks Ground on $15M Cimarron Valley Railroad Upgrades in Southwest Kansas   HUGOTON – Today, Governor Laura Kelly attended the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate upcoming improvements to the Cimarron Valley Railroad in southwest Kansas from...

Governor Kelly Announces Funding to Create Health Care Apprenticeship Programs in Southeast and Western Kansas   TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced $100,000 to support the two new health care apprenticeship programs at Pratt Regional Medical Center and...