# Capitol Bee

> Capitol Bee delivers insightful commentary and buzzing updates on politics, policy, and culture.

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## Posts
- [Everyone Is Reading Our Poll as a Settled Race. The Data Say Something Weirder.](https://capitolbee.com/p/everyone-is-reading-our-poll-as-a-settled-race-the-data-say-something-weirder): A big lead is not a locked race. Two weeks after we published our independent poll of the Democratic primaries, the number that keeps getting quoted is the one that matters least (and the number that actually decides August is sitting quietly in the crosstabs).
- [Speaking for 37,000, asking none of them](https://capitolbee.com/p/speaking-for-37-000-asking-none-of-them): A small, organized group can decide a primary and barely register in the general. Here's what that looked like from the inside.
- [We Paid for a Poll. Here's What It Found.](https://capitolbee.com/p/we-paid-for-a-poll-here-s-what-it-found): We paid for an independent read of the Democratic primaries for Governor and U.S. Senate. Here's what it found — and, just as important, what it can't tell you.
- [Where We Go From Here](https://capitolbee.com/p/where-we-go-from-here): After a chaotic close to the 2026 session, a look at what’s next — for Kansas, and for this newsletter.
- [Topeka Buzz: March 27, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-27-2026): The state budget passed 67-53 through a prisoner property claims bill; the House never reached General Orders; 5+ conference committee vehicle swaps in five days; First Adjournment arrives
- [Topeka Buzz: March 26, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-26-2026): We got the facts wrong on HB 2124—here's the correction. Plus: the House enters its final two days without having touched General Orders, and the housing voucher ban clears after two failed conferences.
- [Topeka Buzz: March 25, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-25-2026): Immigration benefits ban heads to governor after tight 22-18 Senate vote with nine Republican defections; PBM regulation also clears; conference committee vehicles proliferate; House faces budget, tax policy, and constitutional amendments with three days left
- [Topeka Buzz: March 24, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-24-2026): PBM regulation clears the House 104-17 after conference committee guts SB 20 and bypasses Speaker Hawkins' blockade; Senate vote still needed
- [Topeka Buzz: March 23, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-23-2026): Final week opens with 59 House concurrence votes, the state budget, and dueling property tax amendments still in play
- [Topeka Buzz: March 20, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-20-2026): Senate and House both adjourn on non-exempt deadline day without taking floor action; six House bills confirmed dead; property tax amendment clears House by a single vote; stadium bill stays alive through exempt committee touch
- [Topeka Buzz: March 19, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-19-2026): House clears housing deregulation pair; tort reform sweep reshapes civil liability; 29 floor votes in a single day as the clock ticks toward tomorrow's crossover deadline
- [Topeka Buzz: March 18, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-18-2026): House passes NFL stadium authority 79-41 with transparency amendments; SGO tax credit expansion clears both chambers; Defend the Guard fails 36-86; massive backlog faces Friday deadline
- [Topeka Buzz: March 16, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-16-2026): Only two weeks remain before the end of the legislative session...
- [Topeka Buzz: March 12, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-12-2026): A recess bill that tripled in scope gets its first House hearing; a new bill would let non-accredited private school students play sports at private schools without paying tuition.
- [Topeka Buzz: March 10, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-10-2026): More new bills designed to reduce public education funding.
- [Topeka Buzz: March 9, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-9-2026): The bill that decides who runs the Chiefs' $3 billion stadium (and what rules they don't have to follow).
- [Topeka Buzz: March 6, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-6-2026): State budget survives Senate by two votes as ten Republicans defect; mail voting bill includes court-triggered repeal clause; Medicaid/SNAP overhaul clears 25-12.
- [What the Data Says About Adam Hamilton's Independent Senate Bid](https://capitolbee.com/p/what-the-data-says-about-adam-hamilton-s-independent-senate-bid): A deep-dive into the most unusual Kansas Senate candidacy in a generation — and what our new county-level forecast model reveals about the math of winning as an outsider in a 90-year red state.
- [Topeka Buzz: March 4, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-4-2026): Senate Budget Bill Strips $16M in School Mental Health Funding, Adds Student Walkout Penalty in Contentious Floor Session
- [Topeka Buzz: March 3, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-march-3-2026): "Life from conception" constitutional amendment introduced in Senate; ICE detainer bill clears House committee; sweeping medical freedom act filed.
- [Topeka Buzz: February 27, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-february-27-2026): Budget bill clears the House 68-53 with three Democratic crossovers, including minority leader; property tax cap opposition doubles on final action
- [Topeka Buzz: February 26, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-february-26-2026): House and Senate advance dueling property tax caps in a single day; House majority holds firm on budget bill despite minority gaining ground
- [Topeka Buzz: February 25, 2026](https://capitolbee.com/p/topeka-buzz-february-25-2026): The Senate substitute omnibus budget bill is here, with abortion policy riders and a significant hospital funding overhaul.