Democrat Laura Kelly delivered her inaugural speech Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, shortly after being sworn in on the south steps of the Capitol, flanked by high court judges, past governors and elected officials, before a crowd gathered in the morning chill to watch her become the state's 48th governor. She later attended the inaugural ball at the Kansas Expocentre.

Gov. Laura Kelly signed an executive order Tuesday to restore protection for LGBT state employees and extended the decree to those who do business with the state.

An executive with agriculture and transportation giant Seaboard Corp. said Wednesday investment in Kansas jobs could be at stake if the Legislature declined to change state tax law to accommodate companies repatriating foreign earnings.

Kansas legislators on Tuesday began the process of understanding why the state's electric utility rates are higher than most in the Midwest region.

A coalition of social activists filled the Capitol rotunda Tuesday to deliver a "people's agenda" with demands for economic justice, affordable health care, voting rights and other issues.

House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer is eager for return of a Democrat to the governor's office, but he realizes challenges posed by simple math of deep Republican majorities in the Senate and House.

There is nothing conservative about Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning's muscle car of choice.

House and Senate Republican leaders warned Friday that Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly's campaign promises exceed what could reasonably be delivered despite a projected $900 million surplus in the state treasury.

While a snowstorm canceled a Hays visit by Gov.-elect Laura Kelly on Saturday, it didn't stop Ellis County Democrats from gathering for the scheduled day of service in celebration of her Monday inauguration.

A bipartisan sense of dread followed disclosure that the Kansas Department for Children and Families lost track of dozens of foster care children and allowed contractors to let kids sleep in office buildings.