Category: Politics

Marshall, Colleagues, Renew Effort to Place Moratorium on Federally-Funded Risky Gain-of-Function Projects
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. reintroduced the Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act, legislation to place a moratorium on all federal research grants involving risky

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $1.8 Million in Funding for 10 Family Resource Centers
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly today announced that 10 Kansas communities are receiving grants to assist with the creation of Family Resource Centers. These funds, granted

Governor Kelly Announces New Youth Mental Health Hospital to Begin Providing Care in Hays
Hays, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Camber Children’s Mental Health (previously KVC Hospitals) is expected to begin accepting patients and providing care by early

Governor Kelly Delivers Her 2023 State of the State Address
Topeka, KS- Governor Laura Kelly tonight delivered her 2023 State of the State Address during a joint session of the Kansas Senate and House of

Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond to Work with OSBI in Investigation of Swadley’s Sscandal
Oklahoma City, OK– Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that his office will assume responsibility working with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) in

Kansas Senate Confirms Governor Kelly’s Appointment of First Hispanic Kansan to the Kansas Court of Appeals
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly’s appointment of Judge Rachel L. Pickering of Topeka to serve on the Kansas Court of Appeals was unanimously confirmed yesterday by

Kansas Lawmakers Can’t Ban Abortions, So Some Want to Give That Power to Local Governments
Wichita, KS — Kansas joins a handful of states debating the power of local governments to restrict abortion. Legislation proposed this week seeks to give local

AG Kris Kobach Seeks Answers from Attorney General Garland about Biden’s Mishandled Records
Topeka, KS- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has issued an open letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of Justice

All of Governor Kelly’s ‘Axing Your Taxes’ Plan Introduced in Kansas House and Senate
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that each part of her three-part ‘Axing Your Taxes’ package has been introduced in the Kansas House and Senate.

Governor Kelly Shares How “Axing Your Taxes” Plan Helps Low-Income Kansans at Johnson County Clothing Bank
Lenexa, KS– Governor Laura Kelly today traveled to the Hillcrest Transitional Housing Clothing Bank in Lenexa to share how her “Axing Your Taxes” plan impacts