Syndicated to Kansas newspapers June 26, 2017.
It’s going to be an interesting year and a half for Kansas, as we either get a new governor…or don’t…and wait until November of 2018 to learn who is going to be leading the state for the next four years.
At this point, probably sometime around noon Monday, the 2017 legislative session will have ended.
And with Gov. Sam Brownback’s penchant for biennial budget bills, covering the fiscal years that start July 1 and run through June 30 of 2019, after today he essentially could be out of work for the remaining year and a half of his term.