AG Kris Kobach Announces He Will Sue Biden Administration Over Lesser Prairie Chicken Rule
Topeka, KS- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach will sue the Biden administration unless the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdraws a rule that lists the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species. Kobach announced his intent to file a lawsuit in a written notice to the administration. “The Biden administration’s listing of this species will […]
Governor Kelly Announces $4 Million Planning Grant to Advance Statewide Early Childhood System
Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund has been awarded a $4 million 2023 Preschool Development Birth through Five Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. The grant will support the state’s ongoing efforts to bolster the early […]
OK AG Orders Independent Counsel to Review Glossip Death Penalty Case
Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that he has directed an independent counsel to conduct a comprehensive review of Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence. Glossip was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City. Drummond said he has retained former prosecutor Rex Duncan to […]
Kansas Republicans Want Election Rule Changes That Could Give them an Edge over Democrats
Topeka, KS — Just months after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly won a second term, Kansas Republicans have begun floating two bills that would change how the state runs its elections. If one of the bills had been law last year, it would have led to a runoff election after Kelly eked out a slim victory over Republican Derek […]
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 gain-of-function research on potential pandemic pathogens. A new report from a federal watchdog agency concluded that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) failed to meet key elements of its […]
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 by the Kansas Department for Children and Families, are part of its ongoing efforts to decrease the need for families to have formal contact with the agency. “The centers receiving […]
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 February at its new youth mental health hospital in Hays. Governor Kelly first announced the partnership between Camber and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) to open […]
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 Representatives. Governor Kelly’s address, as prepared, can be found at the following links: English Spanish The video stream, provided by Smokey Hills PBS, is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJWERxZt0I.
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 the probe of potential wrongdoing involving the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and Swadley’s Bar-B-Q. “This case includes allegations of fraud involving millions of dollars in taxpayer funds,” […]
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 the Kansas Senate. The confirmation makes Judge Pickering the first Hispanic Kansan to sit on the Kansas Court of Appeals. “I am pleased the Kansas Senate confirmed Judge Pickering,” Governor Laura […]