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WEEK OF JULY 14, 2025


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Governor Kelly Celebrates Grand Opening of
Panasonic EV Battery Manufacturing Facility in De Soto

Panasonic Groundbreaking

"Panasonic’s state-of-the-art EV battery plant marks a bright new era in Kansas. The monumental effort that has gone into every aspect of this project has culminated in this historic day as the plant begins mass production of EV batteries. It’s hard to overstate what Panasonic’s investment means to Kansas and the value of the partnership that made it possible."

Press:

* *Panasonic’s vision for massive Kansas battery plant becomes reality with grand opening [ [link removed] ]*
"*Kansas Reflector*"
* *Panasonic opens country’s largest EV battery plant in De Soto, Kansas [ [link removed] ]*
"*KCTV*"
* *Panasonic’s long-anticipated $4 billion EV battery plant opens in Johnson County [ [link removed] ]*
"*KC Star*"
* *Massive Panasonic battery facility now open in Kansas [ [link removed] ] *
"*KMBC*"
* *Panasonic celebrates grand opening of EV battery plant Monday in De Soto [ [link removed] ]*
"*WIBW*"
* *State, federal leaders celebrate grand opening of Panasonic De Soto plant [ [link removed] ]*
"*KAKE*"
* *Panasonic Energy begins production at new factory in De Soto, Kansas [ [link removed] ] *
*"Fox 4" [ [link removed] ]*
* *EV battery manufacturing facility opens in De Soto [ [link removed] ] *
"*KWCH*"
* *Panasonic officially opens De Soto battery plant; leader says facility still on track to employ 4,000 people [ [link removed] ] *
"*Lawrence Journal-World*"
* *$4 billion investment: Panasonic Day in Kansas [ [link removed] ]*
"*Salina Post*"
* *Panasonic's $4B De Soto EV battery plant begins production [ [link removed] ]*
"*KC Business Journal*"
* *Governor Kelly celebrates grand opening of Panasonic EV battery manufacturing facility in De Soto [ [link removed] ] *
"*KRSL*"
* *Kansas celebrates opening of Panasonic’s $4 billion EV battery plant in De Soto [ [link removed] ] *
"*KCLY*"



Governor Kelly, 17 Governors, Demand
Trump Administration Release $6.8 Billion
in Withheld Education Funding

Governor Kelly with students at a school

"The Trump administration’s shocking decision to withhold education funding directly harms students and schools in Kansas and across the country. This funding is essential to support student learning, teacher training and preparation, and afterschool programs that working parents rely on, especially in rural areas. At a time when teachers should be focused on the upcoming school year, the presidential administration’s failure to release Congressionally appropriated funds undermines our shared responsibility to provide every student with a world-class education. I urge the Trump administration to reverse course on this unwarranted cut."

Press:

* *Kansas Governor joins 17 others to demand release of $6.8 billion in education funding [ [link removed] ] *
"*KCTV*"
* *Kansas governor joins 17 others demanding Trump administration release $6.8 billion in education funding [ [link removed] ]*
"*KWCH*"
* *Kelly, 17 governors, demand release of $6.8B withheld from education [ [link removed] ]*
"*Dodge City Globe*"
* *Democratic governors demand Trump administration release $6.8 billion in education funds [ [link removed] ]*
"*Kansas Reflector*"





ICYMI

* *What Gov. Kelly says new water conservation bill will mean for Kansas [ [link removed] ]*
"*Topeka Capital-Journal*"
* *Democratic Governors: What's the GOP Budget Bill? A Big Betrayal of the Middle Class | Opinion [ [link removed] ] *
"*Newsweek*"
* *Kansas sends rescue teams to Texas after deadly flooding [ [link removed] ]*
"*State Affairs *"
* *Kansas lawmakers outline vision for finding solutions to water crisis, and paying for them [ [link removed] ]*
"*Kansas Reflector *"











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