(KAIR)--Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, on Thursday, released a statement regarding her signing of the bipartisan Omnibus Budget House Bill.

According to the release, the budget increases funding to address water quantity and quality issues, invests in workforce development, and provides additional funding for essential services and critical mental health needs.

Kelly, in the release, says that providing funding to those services will help "grow our economy, and make Kansas the best place in the country to live, work, and raise a family.”