Gov. Laura Kelly labels GOP governor candidate Jeff Colyer's decision to link fundraising appeal to multicounty tornado, storm damage as "tacky and crass."
Kansas' state insurance commissioner joins the expanding field of Republican candidates in the race for governor in 2026.
TOPEKA Ƶ Kansas brought in more than $10 billion in tax revenue in the most recent fiscal year, which is about the same as the previous yearƵs totals but better than state analysts predicted. Tax revenues in fiscal year 2025 were about $249 million, or 2.5%, above what state analysts predicted when they revised their [Ƶ]
Kansas's STAR bonds will cover 70% of construction costs for one or both stadiums and support structures.
The Chiefs and Royals received a six-month extension from Kansas lawmakers to lock in a deal that would provide 70% of funding for a new stadium across the border in Kansas.
TOPEKA Ƶ A bipartisan council of Kansas lawmakers voted Monday to extend by six months the deadline for the Missouri-based Kansas City Royals or the Kansas City Chiefs to accept economic development incentives from Kansas for construction of sports stadiums. The Legislative Coordinating Council unanimously agreed to grant the reprieve so the Kansas Department of [Ƶ]
The Kansas Legislature's leaders reset the deadline to Dec. 31 for presentation of proposals from Chiefs or Royals on stadium construction deals in Kansas.
TOPEKA Ƶ Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that she and her husband of more than 40 years were granted a divorce. She decided to speak publicly about the amicable end of her marriage because of inquiries about the status of her relationship with retired physician Ted Daughety. Kelly, 75, said the pair remained on friendly [Ƶ]
Gov. Laura Kelly and her spouse of more than four decades, former Topeka physician Ted Daughety, made the decision to end their marriage.
TOPEKA Ƶ President TrumpƵs spending and tax cut bill, which will add billions to the countryƵs budget, generated a tidal wave of predictions about the effects on vulnerable Kansans. In her role leading the Democratic Governors Association, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said states cannot make up the financial losses from the Ƶdisastrous budgetƵ in H.R. [Ƶ]