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State Government October 28, 2025 - 1:15 pm

Food pantries sound the alarm as 188,000 Kansans prepare to lose food stamps

by Daniel Caudill, Kansas News Service

Food pantries are preparing for increased need as 188,000-plus Kansans will not receive SNAP benefits in November. Gov. Laura Kelly is joining Democrats from 24 other states in suing Trump’s administration over the lapsed funding.

State Government October 15, 2025 - 5:47 pm

After racist Kansas Young Republicans chats leak, Gov. Kelly calls out posts from state GOP

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is volleying fresh criticism at posts made by the state GOP after Politico exposed leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans exchanging racist and homophobic messages.

State Government September 30, 2025 - 3:53 pm

Kansas judge dismisses Kobach’s lawsuit over governor’s refusal to give food program data to feds

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas district court judge on Tuesday dismissed a case filed by Attorney General Kris Kobach that challenged the right of Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration to withhold Kansans’ personal data from the federal government.

State Government September 22, 2025 - 8:22 pm

Kansas governor’s office disputes accuracy of Kobach’s claims about SNAP funding

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

The federal government’s plan to withhold $10 million from a Kansas food assistance program won’t affect recipients and will be delayed while the state files an appeal, the Kansas governor’s chief of staff said Monday.

Crime & Courts September 19, 2025 - 12:52 pm

‘Sad political stunt’: Lawsuit between Kobach, Kansas governor heats up 

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

A lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kris Kobach to force Kansas leaders to turn over data requested by the federal government heated up this week with sharply worded filings.

Crime & Courts September 17, 2025 - 2:33 pm

New Kansas Supreme Court justice takes the bench

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Supreme Court swore in a new justice, Larkin Walsh, on Wednesday, marking Gov. Laura Kelly’s fourth appointee to the bench.

State Government August 28, 2025 - 6:19 pm

Kansas governor, 18 others oppose Trump’s ‘chaotic’ plans for state National Guard

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and more than a dozen other Democratic governors cautioned President Donald Trump against deploying states’ National Guard.

State Government August 14, 2025 - 4:36 pm

Kobach asks federal court to boot Kansas governor from lawsuit over federal funding cuts

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Thursday asked a federal court to remove Gov. Laura Kelly from a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s refusal to release grant money to states.

Crime & Courts August 7, 2025 - 11:38 am

Gov. Laura Kelly selects Leawood attorney to fill vacancy on Kansas Supreme Court

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly appointed an attorney in private practice who has argued cases before the state and federal appellate courts to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.

State Government August 4, 2025 - 2:23 pm

Kansas governor joins lawsuit against Trump administration for federal funding losses

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined 22 other states and Washington, D.C., in suing the Trump administration for terminating federal funding, which she said has led to cuts to state agriculture, health and safety programs “on a whim.”

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