Kansas Legislature’s Republican leadership hustling to end annual session in early April

Kansas Legislature’s Republican leadership hustling to end annual session in early April

House Speaker Dan Hawkins, right, said the 125 members of the House performed admirably during the 2025 session that began in January. The Wichita Republican hopes lawmakers can wrap up the session after returning to Topeka on April 10. That would be before the mid-April release of new state government revenue estimates typically relied on to fine-tune the budget. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly marked close of the Kans…