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Supporters of a wide-ranging tax cut package failed to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto after Sen. Dennis Pyle, who originally voted in favor of the bill, voted against the override. ....
A legislative maneuver endorsed by advocates of medicinal cannabis fell short of forcing the Kansas Senate to debate a bill legalizing that business. The post Kansas Senate rejects attempt to dislodge medical marijuana bill stuck in a committee appeared first on Kansas Reflector. ....
Republican-led Kansas Legislature's special-interest budget earmarks generate bipartisan angst, inspire flurry of line-item vetoes by Gov. Laura Kelly. The post Unusual $500,000 earmark for two Butler County homeowners illustrates pork-barrel spending appeared first on Kansas Reflector. ....
Let’s consider four statements today about Kansas legislative leadership — and what those statements suggest about how bills become law in our state. Let’s consider if the way we legislate upholds the virtues of collegiality and good-faith debate we expect from representative government. Let’s consider what they mean as the Legislature returns this Thursday for […] The post In these four statements, a damning account of how Kansas makes law by trampling lawmakers appeared first on Kansas Reflect ....