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*For Immediate Release:    *     
September 12, 2025
          
*Contact:    *     
Grace Hoge
[email protected]

*Governor Kelly Directs Flags be Flown at Half-Staff in Remembrance of Victims of Political Violence*

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TOPEKA* – Today, in remembrance of Charlie Kirk, Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, and all victims and survivors of political violence, Governor Laura Kelly, in accordance with Executive Order #20-30, directed flags throughout the State of Kansas to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately Friday, September 12, 2025 until sundown on Sunday, September 14, 2025.

“Our nation should not be a place where freedom of speech is silenced with political violence,” *Governor Laura Kelly said.* “I call on all Kansans, and all Americans, to join in a movement to bring political violence to an end. We must stop the use of dangerous rhetoric and return to respectfully debating issues without threats, hate, or violence.”

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