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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says her top priority for the 2024 legislative session is passing Medicaid expansion. But the Democratic governor is up against Republican super-majorities in the House and Senate. Kelly spoke on KCUR's Up To Date about how she plans to make it happen.
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Missouri state Rep. Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat who serves as the House minority leader, announced her gubernatorial candidacy for Missouri governor last week. She says her primary issues are childcare and health care access, and defending public education.
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Missouri state Rep. Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat who serves as the House minority leader, announced her gubernatorial candidacy earlier this week. She says her primary issues are childcare and health care access, and defending public education.
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly took on Kansas' GOP-led Legislature, vetoing more bills than any Kansas governor in nearly three decades. She shared her thoughts on the legislative session and what she's working on during the off season.
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The Kansas legislature has adjourned after an eventful session in Topeka, which included numerous anti-trans bills, and a large number of vetoes and Republican overrides.
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Kelly joins 11 other female governors as women in Kansas and Missouri won offices at local, state and federal levels.
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Dozens of people protested the Republican candidate’s appearance with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been criticized for sending two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard with no warning or assistance.
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David A. Paterson says he was ready to be governor, but the media's focus on his blindness obscured what he was trying to accomplish.
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Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is facing calls to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign after his ex-wife accused him of physical violence against her and their children, and threatening her if she did anything "that might damage his political career."
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The lieutenant governor's office wasn't on Alissia Canady's radar until she was recruited to run but Canady is ready and willing to serve, she said.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly was the first in the nation to cancel in-person school for the rest of the academic year. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was among the last to declare a statewide stay-at-home order.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson are responding differently to the coronavirus threat, and Kansas City child care providers are scrambling resources to meet the needs of essential workers and their kids.