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Kansas 2025 Legislative Recap

Kansas 2025 Legislative Recap

It's a wrap! (Almost.) The Legislature is adjourned as we await Governor Kelly's veto pen. Also: Revisiting my early predictions.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Friday, March 21

Topeka Buzz: Friday, March 21

Automatic annual tax cuts (corporate, income, and property) all passed a chamber with veto-proof majorities yesterday. Also: goodbye, Daylight Savings Time?

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
The CollectiveThe Collective
Policy Dive: Local Control

Policy Dive: Local Control

Today we introduce The Collective, a Friday guest author column that invites other voices from Johnson County and Kansas to speak to the legislation and issues that will drive our communities.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Capitol BeeCapitol Bee
Strategy vs. Tactics

Strategy vs. Tactics

While the conservative supermajority continues to act with strategic purpose, the Democrats are still debating tactics. It's a "tough love Monday," sorry!

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Capitol BeeCapitol Bee
Introducing LetterSwarm

Introducing LetterSwarm

It's (finally) here! LetterSwarm is a freemium tool for organizing and participating in letter-writing campaigns to "swarm" your elected officials with input.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Intended ConsequencesIntended Consequences
Chapter 1: Cracks in the Foundation

Chapter 1: Cracks in the Foundation

Sometimes, when everything is in motion, it can be hard to step back and see where we’re going. Stories are one way to make the abstract real—for example, what is the design behind the Kansas legislature’s collection of bills? What's the plan? How does life change?

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson

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Kansas 2025 Legislative Recap

Kansas 2025 Legislative Recap

It's a wrap! (Almost.) The Legislature is adjourned as we await Governor Kelly's veto pen. Also: Revisiting my early predictions.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Capitol BeeCapitol Bee
The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

The conservative supermajority is wrapping up its 2025 legislative playbook—so what happens next, and who gets to decide? (Spoiler: it’s not just them.)

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Friday, March 21

Topeka Buzz: Friday, March 21

Automatic annual tax cuts (corporate, income, and property) all passed a chamber with veto-proof majorities yesterday. Also: goodbye, Daylight Savings Time?

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson

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Kansas 2025 Legislative Recap

Kansas 2025 Legislative Recap

It's a wrap! (Almost.) The Legislature is adjourned as we await Governor Kelly's veto pen. Also: Revisiting my early predictions.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Capitol BeeCapitol Bee
The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

The conservative supermajority is wrapping up its 2025 legislative playbook—so what happens next, and who gets to decide? (Spoiler: it’s not just them.)

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Friday, March 21

Topeka Buzz: Friday, March 21

Automatic annual tax cuts (corporate, income, and property) all passed a chamber with veto-proof majorities yesterday. Also: goodbye, Daylight Savings Time?

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Thursday, March 20

Topeka Buzz: Thursday, March 20

The Article V Convention resolution failed. The direct election of Supreme Court justices passed, however, and will be on the ballot in August 2026.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Wednesday, March 19

Topeka Buzz: Wednesday, March 19

We've got the vote (counts)! BillBee now makes visible every vote taken by the Kansas House and Senate. Also: a massive corporate tax cut arrives on the House floor.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Tuesday, March 18

Topeka Buzz: Tuesday, March 18

We're now entering the phase where things move fast, calendars change, and it's generally Very Difficult to know what's happening next. Also: DOGE is not as unpopular as you might think...

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Capitol BeeCapitol Bee
Two More Weeks?

Two More Weeks?

There is only one more week for the Kansas Legislature to pass non-exempt bills (and only two weeks for budget and appropriations). If you like your senator or representative, send them a care package–they've got some long nights ahead.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
The CollectiveThe Collective
Policy Dive: Local Control

Policy Dive: Local Control

Today we introduce The Collective, a Friday guest author column that invites other voices from Johnson County and Kansas to speak to the legislation and issues that will drive our communities.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Thursday, March 13

Topeka Buzz: Thursday, March 13

The Kansas legislature inches forward on long-term plans to reverse Vote No and pursue a statewide abortion ban. Also: Vote Tracking!

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Wednesday, March 12

Topeka Buzz: Wednesday, March 12

Income tax deductions for unborn children, and the Budget Continuity Bill moves forward...but appears vulnerable.

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Topeka BuzzTopeka Buzz
Topeka Buzz: Tuesday, March 11

Topeka Buzz: Tuesday, March 11

Over 150 pages of opposition testimony poured in against SB87. Also: Democrats introduce an Adult Use Cannabis bill. Does it have any chance?

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Capitol BeeCapitol Bee
Strategy vs. Tactics

Strategy vs. Tactics

While the conservative supermajority continues to act with strategic purpose, the Democrats are still debating tactics. It's a "tough love Monday," sorry!

Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
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