On reflection, Kansas House reverses course to override governor on 15 budget vetoes

Editor’s lens captures emotions and oddities as Kansas Statehouse session grinds to a halt

Believe it or not, the Kansas Statehouse is a real place. It might sound like a state of mind or a setting for a basic cable crime drama, but the imposing limestone monolith actually exists. Lawmakers, journalists, advocates and everyday…

Senate rejects all of governor’s budget vetoes; House takes starkly different approach - Butler County Times-Gazette

By: Tim CarpenterKansas Reflector Both chambers voted on overrides in big packages rather than individually TOPEKA — It was all or nothing as the Senate and House considered the tidal wave of budget vetoes generated by Gov. Laura Kelly. On Thursday, the Senate instigated an extraordinary maneuver to reject with a single vote about three-dozen vetoes executed by the Democratic governor as she went line-by-line through the spending bill adopted b…

On reflection, Kansas House reverses course to override governor on 15 budget vetoes

House reverses itself to approve overrides of 15 budget vetoes issued by Gov. Laura Kelly, which was half the total overrides supported by the Senate.

House reverses vote, overrides governor’s budget vetoes

The Kansas House did an about-face Friday and overrode the governor's veto of 15 budget items, including money for a pregnancy awareness program, unmanned aircraft systems research and a Lawrence children's center. The House voted 88-34 to override the governor's veto of the budget items when it approved a $10.6 billion state general fund budget as the legislative session neared an end Friday. Less than 24 hours earlier, the House voted . . . SS…