5.3.22 -Kansas Reflector It could have been worse. That’s not the kind of statement that inspires excitement and applause, or rouses one’s fellow Kansans to ecstasies of celebration. It’s still an accurate summary of the 2022 Legislature, which saw its veto...
4.24.22 – cjonline Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka with several high-profile policy questions, including veto override attempts, tax cuts, budgets and sports. Lawmakers return to Topeka on Monday for the veto session after leaving several high-profile issues...
4.7.22 – Wichita Beacon — Kansas lawmakers passed dozens of bills during the regular session, but punted education funding, food sales tax, sports betting and ballot boxes to the veto session. Long hours, late nights and short tempers marked the chaotic end of the...
4.2.22 – KansasCity.com The Kansas Legislature adjourned early Saturday morning, having accomplished … what, exactly? Lawmakers passed an unconstitutionally gerrymandered congressional map earlier this year. They decided to offer an unnamed company $1 billion in...
3.17.22 – Kansas City, Mo. In a display of bipartisan cooperation, the Senate voted Tuesday to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act, which received overwhelming support, would ensure that we spring forward one last time in March 2024...
3.6.22 – Kansas Reflector – Clay Wirestone With the Kansas Legislature returning to Topeka last week, the time has come for full-on partisan pie fights. That’s right, senators and representatives have rolled up their sleeves for dubious bills galore, along with...