Kansas House member ridicules Legislature’s building committee as rubber stamp operation

Kansas House member ridicules Legislature's building committee as rubber stamp operation

Rep. Avery Anderson, R-Newton, says he's grown impatient with reluctance of a joint House-Senate committee to oppose state agency requests for spending on building renovation or construction. In this 2022 photo, Anderson peaks on the telephone from his desk on the floor of the Kansas House. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — State Rep. Avery Anderson says the Kansas Legislature’s committee on state building construction can’t be t…

Kansas House member ridicules Legislature’s building committee as rubber stamp operation

TOPEKA — State Rep. Avery Anderson says the Kansas Legislature’s committee on state building construction can’t be trusted to provide meaningful recommendations on which state agency capital improvement projects deserve to be in the budget. Anderson, a Newton Republican elected…