Topeka and Shawnee County leaders are unsure what the new White House-mandated federal funding freeze will mean for residents.

The Kansas Chamber business lobbying organization wants to convince the 2025 Legislature and Gov. Laura Kelly to pass a law tying increases in state expenditures to the inflation rate and devoting excess revenue to lowering the state’s individual income tax rate to 4.

The Kansas Court of Appeals is reviewing a Shawnee County District Court case on whether a new law affects transgender rights.

Governor Laura Kelly will deliver her State of the State address on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. During her speech, the governor is expected to emphasize significant achievements like eliminating the sales tax on groceries.

Governor Laura Kelly’s budget includes $5.5 million to eliminate the co-payments for more than 35,000 students.

Governor Laura Kelly gave only brief remarks when asked what her thoughts were on a recent heated argument between two elected officials at a Topeka bar. 27 News sought a response from Kelly on the incident on Friday,

Governor Laura Kelly speaks to the Kansans, and lawmakers about her top priorities in her seventh State of the State address Wednesday evening. For more Capitol Bureau

Private school students rallied at the Kansas Statehouse for National School Choice Week, while lawmakers honored some public high school programs.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH)—Kansas lawmakers will once again debate a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The bill is similar to one Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed last year. Republicans came up one vote short of overriding that veto, and similar laws have been implemented across the U.S.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget for fiscal year 2026. In a news release from her office, Kelly -- a Democratic governor in her second term in ...

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s seventh State of the State speech on Wednesday ... as the state’s 48th governor after serving 14 years as a state senator, urged the Kansas Legislature to frame these significant issues in the context of what Kansas ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly delivered her State of the State address Wednesday night. Kelly’s seventh address as governor listed key achievements during her time in office ...