Laura Kelly

Gov. Laura Kelly has issued an executive order mandating that everyone in the state, with some exceptions, wear a mask when in public.

Gov. Laura Kelly says the mask ordinance will go into effect just before the Fourth of July holiday weekend. And while a few Republican lawmakers she's clashed with during the pandemic will have to review the order, they can't revoke it.

The state will give counties about $400 million for health care-related costs in the first round of spending. It isn't clear when the second round of money for economic growth and a third round to keep another coronavirus wave at bay will be doled out.

Gov. Laura Kelly would still be able to unilaterally delay deadlines for things such as filing taxes or renewing drivers licenses, but legislators would need to approve extensions of disaster declarations or new orders.

Kansas and Missouri municipalities continue to ease restrictions on businesses that were put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The state's plan to phase out economic restrictions intended to control the spread of COVID-19 will become voluntary with the governor's veto of a key bill. Rules will now be left to county officials.

Kansas lawmakers opt to rein in Gov. Laura Kelly's emergency authorities, the pandemic pushes Kansas City to get creative with its public spaces, and what brought about penguins roaming the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art last week?

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the latest phase-out of her coronavirus-driven statewide shutdown. The changes start on Friday.

There’s an estimated $650 million budget deficit in Kansas for the fiscal year that starts July 1. It’s up to lawmakers and the governor to fix the financial situation, and it could take wide-ranging budget cuts.

Kansas officials have decided to delay moving into Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan, holding off on opening bars, concert venues and movie theaters.

The two counties, which have registered some of the highest COVID-19 case totals in Kansas, waited an extra week to lift some restrictions on going out in public.

Data used by Kansas officials to decide when to reopen shows a decline in COVID-19, while the actual number of new cases diagnosed is growing.