Tag: Laura Kelly
KPI’s 2026 Green Book shows Kansas continues to fail competitiveness test
Kansas Policy Institute’s 2026 “Green Book” shows the Sunflower State continually becoming less competitive by spending and taxing too much.…
Legislature passes last-minute mill rate limit, veto possibility looms
A mill rate limit passed at the last minute by the Kansas Legislature would allow voters a say in how…
Legislature overrides Kelly veto of informed consent bills
Late last week the Kansas Legislature voted to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a pair of informed consent bills…
Legislature overrides veto of federal tax credit scholarship program
Kansas is joining 28 other states in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program after the Kansas Legislature overrode Governor Laura…
Kelly vetoes two informed-consent bills for women’s health care
Governor Laura Kelly this week vetoed a pair of bills relating to women’s health care. The first, House Bill 2727, would…
Kelly vetoes property tax mill rate limit
As expected, Kansas Democrat Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a mill rate limit property tax relief bill late Wednesday afternoon. Senate…
Kelly vetoes additional funding for tax credit scholarship program
Governor Laura Kelly recently vetoed a bill that would have expanded the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program…
HB 2402 would make it easier for schools to be designated an ‘Innovative District’
In late March, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would shorten the time schools have to apply for waivers…
Kansas Supreme Court dismisses ‘Kelly v. Kobach’ lawsuit
The Kansas Supreme Court has confirmed that while Governor Laura Kelly has the right to litigate on behalf of her…
Kelly backs down, releases SNAP data to feds
After months of intransigence, the administration of Governor Laura Kelly has finally turned over the Supplemental Assistance for Needy Families…
Audit finds Kansas has exceeded federal SNAP error rates since 2019
A recently released report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit found problems with the error rate in the…
Chiefs’ stadium deal appears to violate 2019 Kelly executive order
Governor Laura Kelly’s administration is refusing to answer questions about whether it violated Kelly’s 2019 executive order barring across-state-line incentive…
Report takes aim at unlicensed childcare providers, Rep. Tarwater defends new state law
The number of children who died in licensed child care facilities is nearly the same as the number who died…
Kansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 religious exemption law
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a 2021 law shielding workers who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine over religious…
Feds follow through on threat to withhold SNAP funds
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services division has apparently followed through on a threat to…
Kobach sues to force Kelly, DCF, to turn over SNAP data
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Department of Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard…
Kansas could lose $10.4 million in SNAP funding per quarter if it fails to turn over enrollment data to feds
The federal government has formally warned the State of Kansas that continuing to refuse to comply with data requests will result…
Attorney General Kobach says Kelly has no authority to join lawsuit against President Trump
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has moved to block Kansas Governor Laura Kelly from joining a lawsuit against the Trump…
Speaker Hawkins accuses Kelly administration of covering up fraud in SNAP program
Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins issued a press release accusing the Laura Kelly Administration of a cover-up of…
Kelly administration dodging questions about Panasonic hiring delays
On Monday, July 14, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed “Panasonic Day” in honor of the opening ceremonies for the…
Kansas receives “F” grade on Parent Power Index
In the three years since the Sentinel last reported on the Center for Educational Reform’s Parent Power Index, Kansas has…
Promise Scholarship veto shows Laura Kelly is the government governor, not the education governor
Last week, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed an expansion of the Kansas Promise Scholarship program, a long-established program enjoying bipartisan…
Kelly administration doesn’t know how many employees work remotely
As the heads of the new Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy—cheekily known as “DOGE” after a…
Kansas Legislature gets leadership set ahead of 2025 session
Leadership elections for the next Kansas Legislature are complete, with Republicans growing their supermajority. There were few surprises with top…