AFP-KS Praises Legislature for Override of Vetoes on School Choice, Regulatory Reform and Free Speech Protection

AFP-KS Praises Legislature for Override of Vetoes on School Choice, Regulatory Reform and Free Speech Protection

TOPEKA, KS – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) praised the Kansas House and Senate for their override of three vetoes by Governor Laura Kelly on key legislation to expand school choice, cut red tape for businesses, and protect free speech. AFP-KS issued a “key vote alert” ahead of Thursday’s override votes for SB30, requiring any new business licenses to be approved by the state legislature. The alert also urged the House to pass “…

Some Good News on School Choice

On Thursday, we noted that only three states now led by Democratic governors have opted into Trump’s private-school tax-credit scholarship program established by the Big Beautiful Bill. State lawmakers must be reading HOTLINE. Just hours after we went to press, the Kansas legislature overrode Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto, opting the state into the program. Pennsylvania may be next. The GOP only controls one house of the state legislatu…

Legislative veto checklist: What was overridden, what wasn’t

Republicans dominated on Thursday when they overrode just about everything Gov. Laura Kelly handed them with a veto stamp. There was one misfire and there were several other pieces of legislation that hadn't been acted on or had been overridden by only one chamber. Here's a look at what happened Thursday. There will be more override attempts Friday when the Legislature will consider how to approach 31 line-item vetoes in the state budget. SSJ Th…