Three weeks into the 2019 legislative session, the battle lines are becoming clear. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is keeping a relatively low profile (for a new governor) and sticking to her plan of triaging state…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday devoted as much attention to Medicaid expansion as any other issue . “I’ve made no secret that expanding this program is one of my top priorities,” she said in…

Before they push hard for tax cuts, Republican legislators would be wise to remember the mistakes that cost the party the governor’s office. Last week, newly inaugurated Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her proposed budget for…

As the governor, a skilled legislative veteran, prepared to deliver Kansas’s State of the State address, the multiple demands for state funding loomed large. The Supreme Court had mandated substantial additional monies for a critical…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly outlined a proposed budget Thursday that would commit Kansas to higher spending on public schools, expand its Medicaid health insurance program — and cut the state’s annual…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ new Democratic governor wants state lawmakers to roll back a work requirement and other cash assistance rules championed by a Republican predecessor as she prepares to grapple with problems in…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The incoming Kansas governor will face a large task dealing with a struggling child welfare system recently hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging conditions were so poor that children suffered mentally…