Kansas Guv Kelly: Lame Duck?!?

With help from BEST & BRIGHTEST TKC READERS . . . We have "liberated" and important quote from behind the paywall of a Kansas newspaper.

Here's the setup and the basic question about progressive future in Kansas amid a worsening political position for the guv at the outset of another MAGA epoch . . . 

"Democrats in the Kansas Legislature are in a familiar position, occupying minorities in both the House and Senate where they lack political power to advance their own policy priorities or to stop Republican goals.

"Their position in the 2025 legislative session is more difficult than in recent years, as the GOP grew its supermajorities in the 2024 elections, giving them greater margins for enacting conservative legislation by overriding vetoes without Democratic support.

"Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is entering her penultimate year in office, limiting her political clout. House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, said the governor is a "lame duck."

"Republicans have had a mixed record on override attempts, as their slim supermajorities left little margin for dissent within the GOP. But with smaller Democratic minorities, Kelly's veto power may be less impactful, as Republicans have a greater ability to override."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . Again, the link is paywall'd and they don't REALLY have any answer to the question they pose . . . 

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