Laura Kelly

State Government May 20, 2021 - 2:59 pm

Kelly vetoes ‘junk’ health insurance bill, calls for Medicaid expansion

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill Wednesday designed to extend duration of so-called “junk” short-term health insurance plans and renewed her commitment to expanding Medicaid to provide coverage to lower-income Kansans.

State Government April 26, 2021 - 2:39 pm

Kelly signs into law sweeping reform of Kansas unemployment system

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law Monday legislation affirming a commitment to modernize the Kansas Department of Labor’s computer network relied upon to handle jobless claims and to guarantee employers weren’t liable for fraudulent unemployment filings during the pandemic.

State Government April 22, 2021 - 2:00 pm

Kansas governor blocks attack on transgender athletes, civics test for high schoolers, NRA curriculum

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a series of controversial bills that would have banned transgender athletes from school sports, required high schoolers to pass a civics test before graduation, and installed NRA-sponsored curriculum in public schools.

State Government April 16, 2021 - 2:10 pm

Gov. Kelly vetoes massive tax reform bill pushed through by GOP

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Friday a bill granting tax breaks to business sought […]

State Government April 5, 2021 - 2:46 pm

Political wonks offer early analysis of off-and-running Kansas governor’s race

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Declarations by Attorney General Derek Schmidt and former Gov. Jeff Colyer in March about campaigning for governor against Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly likely came too early for most voters.