"The Kansas our grandkids will inherit is up to us right now," Gov. Laura Kelly told Kansas lawmakers in her 2025 State of the State address.

Senate President Ty Masterson said that many of the accomplishments the governor mentioned were the result of Republican bills.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has hit the home stretch of her second term. She will give only one more State of the State speech after this one, and Wednesday evening found her in a contemplative frame of mind,

Kansas Republicans and Democratic Governor Laura Kelly are at odds when it comes to tax cuts. But they may have the votes to win anyway.

Kansas budget director Adam Proffitt delivers Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's budget proposal to the Republican-led Kansas Legislature.

The Senate President and House Speaker will find some way to distort or undermine the governor’s requests, no matter how commonsense Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has hit the home stretch of her second term.

The Democratic governor’s overture to GOP lawmakers came as Kelly insisted she wouldn’t support any proposal that “robs our schools” of needed funds. Kansas must “stay on the path to prosperity” as it moves through the rest of the 21st century, she said.

Kansas legislative session will feature bigger Republican supermajorities, action on property tax relief, budget politics and more.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s State of the State address focused on long-term strategies to improve Kansas, including securing water supplies and growing child care. She warned Republicans of some tax

Laura Kelly describes herself as a chronic optimist ... The Kansas Legislature’s 2025 session could test the limits of her sunny disposition. Republicans expanded supermajorities in the House and Senate — despite Kelly’s PAC raising $2 million ...

Gov. Laura Kelly’s seventh State of the State speech on Wednesday called for investing in water resources and public schools, streamlining early childhood regulation, pursuing a sustainable tax policy and expanding Medicaid.

Laura Kelly opened the door to property tax cuts ... But property taxes are expected to dominate much of the 2025 legislative session. Republicans have been calling for property tax changes ...