Governor Laura Kelly announced on Tuesday that United States Congress’ passage of the reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) will save Kansans more than $41 million due to a provision that adjusts how interest is calculated for water storage contracts at Milford and Perry Lakes.

In December 2023, Governor Kelly sent a letter to the federal delegation advocating for the provision. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate with widespread bipartisan support from Kansas lawmakers such as Representative Sharice Davids and Senator Jerry Moran.

The measure changes how interest is calculated on the two federal water storage contracts by switching from compound interest to simple interest.

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Deshaun Durham, 24, was to spend 92 months in the Hutchinson Correctional Facility for a first-time cannabis defense, but now he walked free Friday morning.

Gov. Laura Kelly on Nov. 7 overturned the Kansas Prison Review Board’s rejection of Durham’s clemency application, allowing him to return home for the holidays.

“Today is a big victory in the barbaric and senseless war on a scientifically-proven medicinal plant, cannabis,” Durham said in a written statement.

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