Updates – DGA

In State of the State Address, Gov. Laura Kelly Outlines Bipartisan Agenda for Kansas: Tax Relief, Better Public Schools, and Health Care

In her first state of the union of her second term in office, Gov. Laura Kelly called for putting politics aside to achieve bipartisan solutions for Kansans — just like she’s done throughout her first term in office. The governor outlined her “Axing Your Taxes” plan to give $500 million tax relief to Kansans over…

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly

From the Chair’s Desk Jan 09, 2023

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly

Today, 2023 DGA Chair and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on DGA Vice Chair and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s inauguration: “Congratulations to Gov. Laura Kelly on her inauguration to a second term today. “In her first term, Gov. Kelly got Kansas back on track by working with both parties to balance…

DGA Statement on Governor Laura Kelly’s Victory in Kansas

From the Chair’s Desk Nov 09, 2022

DGA Statement on Governor Laura Kelly’s Victory in Kansas

DGA Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement on Gov. Laura Kelly’s reelection in Kansas: “Congratulations to Gov. Laura Kelly on her reelection victory. With this win, Laura has shown that it’s possible to put politics aside and bring people together to solve real problems — from balancing the budget to fully…

Gov. Laura Kelly Breaks Ground On Largest Economic Project In Kansas History

Yesterday, Gov. Laura Kelly broke ground on Panasonic’s new electric vehicle battery plant, the largest economic project in Kansas history, which will create 4,000 jobs and inject $4 billion into the state economy. Leaders on both sides of the aisle have routinely praised Gov. Kelly’s bipartisan leadership in drawing Panasonic to Kansas. In contrast, Derek…

Family of Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Slams Derek Schmidt for Still Employing Lawyer Who Engaged In Misconduct

The family of an innocent man who spent 12 years behind bars is slamming Derek Schmidt for his failures as attorney general as he continues to use taxpayer funds to employ a lawyer — Edmond Brancart — who “engaged in serious prosecutorial misconduct” in this case. “The judge ruled that the trial court prosecutor violated…

Gov. Laura Kelly Launches Bold Education Plan To Expand Pre-K, Child Care, Keep Fully Funding Schools

Gov. Kelly is building on her efforts to ensure quality public education in Kansas with a new education plan that focuses on early childhood development, including creating more affordable child care opportunities, expanding full-day pre-k and, of course, keeping schools fully funded. KAKE reports Gov. Kelly “is also promising to help make child care more…

Three of Derek Schmidt’s Former Bosses Have Now Endorsed Gov. Laura Kelly

Today, former Kansas Republican Attorney General Carla Stovall announced her support for Gov. Laura Kelly, the third of Derek Schmidt’s former bosses to pick Gov. Kelly over Schmidt, including former Republican U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum and former Republican Gov. Bill Graves. After generally staying out of Kansas politics for decades, Stovall said in a video…

Roger Marshall Says Derek Schmidt has Endorsement from Sam Brownback

In a Derek Schmidt campaign event, Sen. Roger Marshall spilled the beans on Schmidt’s endorsement from Sam Brownback. Marshall referred to former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer as “one of the two living governors that supports Derek Schmidt.” Marshall is clearly talking about Sam Brownback, since every other living former governor – including Republicans who Schmidt…

Derek Schmidt “Won’t Say What He’d Cut,” But Has Long Record of Defending Brownback’s Cuts to Public Schools

New reporting from the Topeka Capital-Journal holds Derek Schmidt accountable for making election-year promises to overhaul Kansas’ budget without specifying how he would pay for his plans or what he would cut. In last Wednesday’s debate, Schmidt “said the budget would be his top priority — but did not directly answer the part of the…

WATCH: Derek Schmidt Refuses to Say if He’d Veto Sam Brownback’s Failed Tax Experiment

Today, on the debate stage in front of all of Kansas, Derek Schmidt refused to say – after being asked directly by Gov. Kelly – if he’d veto Sam Brownback’s failed tax experiment that devastated Kansas public schools and created the state’s fiscal mess. Watch Derek Schmidt dodge the question on whether he’d repeat Sam…

The Latest

In State of the State Address, Gov. Laura Kelly Outlines Bipartisan Agenda for Kansas: Tax Relief, Better Public Schools, and Health Care

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly

DGA Statement on Governor Laura Kelly’s Victory in Kansas

Gov. Laura Kelly Breaks Ground On Largest Economic Project In Kansas History

Family of Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Slams Derek Schmidt for Still Employing Lawyer Who Engaged In Misconduct

Gov. Laura Kelly Launches Bold Education Plan To Expand Pre-K, Child Care, Keep Fully Funding Schools

Three of Derek Schmidt’s Former Bosses Have Now Endorsed Gov. Laura Kelly

Roger Marshall Says Derek Schmidt has Endorsement from Sam Brownback

Derek Schmidt “Won’t Say What He’d Cut,” But Has Long Record of Defending Brownback’s Cuts to Public Schools

WATCH: Derek Schmidt Refuses to Say if He’d Veto Sam Brownback’s Failed Tax Experiment