Kansas House Speaker Touts Republican Supermajority’s ‘People-First Agenda’

Kansas governor revels in triumphs, warns against succumbing to ‘uncivilized’ D.C. politics

Kelly said placing cooperation ahead of partisanship and having the courage to treat colleagues with respect was key to finding common ground among politicians with different ideologies and backgrounds. She said this form of leadership led to enactment of 587…

Kansas governor touts Chiefs deal and calls for banning phones in schools during final address

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is asking for civility and compromise in the face of national political divides. She starts her final session in office with a Republican supermajority that can override her if it holds together.

A lonely bulwark against extremism, Kansas governor sums up two challenging terms

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gave her final State of the State address Tuesday night, and it found her in a valedictory mood. Speaking to a joint session of the House and Senate, Kelly listed a familiar litany of her accomplishments (restoring fiscal stability, balancing budgets, funding schools, bringing new jobs to the state) while celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ move across the border from Missouri. Yet reading the speech closely, one could de…

Gov. Kelly urges unity in State of the State - The Iola Register

As Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly starts the final session of her second term as governor, she’s hailing a deal to attract the Kansas City Chiefs and

Five takeaways from Kelly’s last State of the State Address

As she addressed the Kansas Legislature for the last time as governor, Laura Kelly reflected on the past, looked to the future and preached a message of civility. She recalled the successes of her last seven years in offices, but attributed them to an ability to overcome partisan division to get things done. She extolled efforts to cure the state's fiscal health following an era of tax cuts that were blamed for leaving holes in the state budget.…