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Conservatives keep top jobs in Kansas Statehouse, setting up more clashes with governor

by Stephen Koranda, Kansas News Service Conservative Republicans continue to control the Kansas Legislature, setting up a rough road for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Republican legislative leaders will likely keep their sometimes combative relationship with Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. Conservative Republicans maintained their grip on top jobs in the Kansas House and Senate in … Continue reading “Conservatives keep top jobs in Kansas Statehouse, setting up more clashes with governor”

COVID-19 vaccines could arrive in Kansas in mid-December, governor says

Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday said that the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Kansas as soon as mid-December. She said at a 4 p.m. news conference Wednesday that vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna could be authorized, with emergency use authorization, by the FDA as soon as Dec. 10 and Dec. 14. … Continue reading “COVID-19 vaccines could arrive in Kansas in mid-December, governor says”

Governor appoints new Kansas Supreme Court justice

Gov. Laura Kelly today appointed Melissa Taylor Standridge to the Kansas Supreme Court. Standridge, Leawood, has served on the Kansas Court of Appeals since 2008. Before serving as a judge, she was an associate attorney with Shook, Hardy and Bacon in the Kansas City area and a chambers counsel in the U.S. District Court. She … Continue reading “Governor appoints new Kansas Supreme Court justice”