A pending Kansas Senate resolution asks for Gov. Kelly to cooperate with federal immigration officials, including sending the National Guard to Texas.

A transportation facility project in south-central Kansas is receiving major funding from state and federal government sources.Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced that the Port Authority of Stafford County has secured $25 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.

Gov. Laura Kelly wants Kansas taxpayers to pay for free school lunches for nearly 37,000 students statewide, benefiting more than 800 in Saline County

Gov. Laura Kelly is taking a cautious approach to spending taxpayer money. Her proposed budget for Kansas anticipates just a 0.7% increase on the already approved 2025 budget. As a result, the state can’t afford large increases in government services.

The Democratic governor’s overture to GOP lawmakers came as Kelly insisted she wouldn’t support any proposal that “robs our schools” of needed funds. Kansas must “stay on the path to prosperity” as it moves through the rest of the 21st century, she said.

"The Kansas our grandkids will inherit is up to us right now," Gov. Laura Kelly told Kansas lawmakers in her 2025 State of the State address.

In Kansas, Sen. Mike Thompson held an impromptu and one-sided hearing about immigration. The Shawnee Republican listened to discredited and fact-free nonsense from Attorney General Kris Kobach and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Then, he refused to let a nun speak.

Gov. Kelly's proposal for universal pay raises across the board differs from Republican proposals to bring employees pay to market standards.

Gov. Laura Kelly shares her vision for Kansas during the annual State of the State address, emphasizing water, education, child-care and tax policy.

Gov. Laura Kelly wants Kansas taxpayers to pay for free school lunches for nearly 37,000 students statewide, including about 2,000 in the Topeka area.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget for fiscal year 2026. In a news release from her office, Kelly -- a Democratic governor in her second term in office -- said her fiscal year 2026 budget is “balanced and continues to fully fund Kansas’ K-12 public schools.”

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has hit the home stretch of her second term. She will give only one more State of the State speech after this one, and Wednesday evening found her in a contemplative frame of mind,