Kansas Republicans and Democrats huddled separately Sunday away from the Capitol before start of a legislative session falling between passage of the largest tax increase in state history and opening of the next election cycle.
The minority party’s House and Senate members met for budget and education briefings at a retreat in Jayhawk Tower near the Statehouse. Senate Republicans convened without House colleagues at Topeka offices of the Kansas Bankers Association for dinner and conversation with the state budget director and other administration insiders for ...