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State Government April 4, 2025 - 6:28 pm

Kansas governor vetoes six bills, drawing GOP condemnation for Friday news dump

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed six bills Friday afternoon, drawing the ire of Republican leadership who promised veto overrides when the Legislature reconvenes April 10.

State Government March 12, 2025 - 4:53 pm

Kansas satanists plan to defy governor with ‘therapeutic blasphemy’ in black mass at Statehouse

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly intervened Wednesday in satanists’ plans to conduct a black mass on March 28 at the Statehouse by declaring they would not be allowed inside. The satanists plan to defy her undivine wisdom.

State Government February 11, 2025 - 5:18 pm

Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors; Republicans ready for override

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Republican-led legislation Tuesday that attempts to ban gender-affirming care for minors, a move a top GOP lawmaker called “reckless and senseless.”

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Crime & Courts January 31, 2025 - 10:39 am

Lawrence attorney nominated to fill Kansas Court of Appeals vacancy

by Lawrence Times

Meryl Carver-Allmond, a Lawrence attorney and general counsel for the Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, is one of three nominees to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals bench.

State Government January 16, 2025 - 1:17 pm

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly presents new state budget to Republican-led House, Senate

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The proposed state budget crafted by Gov. Laura Kelly features a 2.5% pay raise for state employees, expands Medicaid eligibility for 150,000 lower-income Kansans and fully finances K-12 public education.

State Government January 15, 2025 - 7:43 pm

Gov. Laura Kelly vows to focus on lasting future of Kansans, not quick political gains

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly’s seventh State of the State speech on Wednesday called for investments in water resources and public schools, streamlining early childhood regulation, pursuit of sustainable tax policy and expansion of Medicaid eligibility.

State Government January 10, 2025 - 6:31 pm

Kansas governor orders federal benefits go to foster kids savings accounts instead of state agency

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A new mandate from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly requires federal cash benefits, like social security and disability, to go directly to foster children after decades of using them to pay for state agency operating costs.

State Government December 26, 2024 - 10:28 am

State sales tax on groceries drops to zero Jan. 1 

by Grace Hills, Kansas Reflector

On Jan. 1, 2025, Kansans will no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. They will still pay city- and county-imposed taxes, but the current state tax of 2% will be reduced to zero. 

Crime & Courts November 7, 2024 - 5:23 pm

Kansas officials meet in secret to offer $150K settlement in Lansing prison death

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly and legislative leadership approved Thursday a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit stemming from a 2023 killing in a state prison.

Crime & Courts November 7, 2024 - 4:16 pm

Kansas governor pardons five, commutes sentences for two in crimes involving drugs, sex, murder

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly granted clemency to six men and a woman convicted of crimes that involve drugs, sex, and the second-degree murder of a newborn baby. The high-profile clemency request for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn is still under review.

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