The governor is the chief executive officer of the state, responsible for enforcing state laws, but she does not control the state’s legal positions in court cases. Kansas statutes and case law indisputably give the attorney general the power to manage the state’s litigation and to control the legal positions taken by the state.

Gov. Laura Kelly took an extraordinary step Friday by filing a lawsuit directly with the Kansas Supreme Court alleging Attorney General Kris Kobach was undermining constitutional powers assigned to the state’s governor.

KANSAS — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has filed a new lawsuit against state Attorney General Kris Kobach. The suit is aimed at answering one big question: Does Governor Kelly have the right to sue? In recent months, Kelly has tried to sue the federal government over a number of issues.

"Beneficiaries should have access to their full benefits by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 7," the Kansas Department for Children and Families posted on its website Friday.

On the third floor of the Lyon County History Center, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly conducted the sixth stop of “The People’s Budget Listening Tour,” dropping by eight cities across the

On the latest episode of Inside Kansas Politics, co-host Rebekah Chung sat down one-on-one with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Kelly shares her thoughts as she launches a

Kansas Republicans pushing partisan redistricting are using Gov. Laura Kelly's words on supporting gerrymandering in California and Democratic states.

Kelly, a Democrat, said that she has repeatedly asked the Republican attorney general to sue on behalf of Kansas but he has refused. Meanwhile, Kris Kobach argues that he is in charge of the state's prosecution or defense.

Beneficiaries should have access to their full benefits by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 7,” the Kansas Department for Children and Families posted on its website Friday.