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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas new Democratic governor called Monday for the state to forge a new chapter of bipartisanship, arguing as she took office that the Statehouse had lost the spirit of neighbor-helping-neighbor under…
Laura Kelly was inaugurated as Kansas 48th governor Monday morning. Here is her inaugural address delivered on the steps of the state capitol: I want to say a few words about our master of ceremonies…
For 14 years, Laura Kelly has been the outsider looking in as a Democrat in the state senate. Though she watched Republicans set policy, Kelly didnt let her underdog status go to waste. Instead she…
After a whirlwind transition, Governor-elect Laura Kelly will be sworn in as the 48th governor of Kansas this coming Monday, and Kansans will have their first glimpse of how she grasps the key levers of…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Democratic Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly says shes aware the state may need to help higher education institutions but has more pressing issues she needs to focus on during her first legislative…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas incoming Democratic governor uses words like decimated to describe whats happened to state government over the past decade and will be looking to add staff, boost spending and rethink contracts…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a sweeping package of Republican-written legislation Friday that restricts early voting and weakens the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, brushing aside complaints that he is…
Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly insists the state budget shes preparing can fully fund the states schools, expand Medicaid coverage to another 150,000 people and begin to repair a troubled child welfare system without a…
With a Democrat as the next governor of Kansas and a Republican-controlled legislature, this would seem to be an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation in the Kansas statehouse . . . right after Kris Kobach tears…
More than 17,000 government employees in Kansas now have paid parental leave, under an executive order signed Wednesday by Gov. Jeff Colyer. The order creates a policy that all state employees under the governors jurisdiction…
