Gov. Laura Kelly pushes back against Kansas Legislature with veto of 24 bills, 31 budget items

Gov. Laura Kelly presents the Kansas Legislature with more than 50 opportunities to override her vetoes of individual bills and budget provisions.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 1,295

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — The Republican-led Kansas Legislature reconvenes Thursday to weigh Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of two dozen separate bills and line-item vetoes of more than 30 provisions in a state budget bill the Democratic governor viewed as unconstitutional, unethical or unreasonable.

Kelly signed House Bill 2513 after relying on her executive authority to delete from the budget a 4.4% pay raise for state legislators, the 1.5% across-the-board cut to selected state agencies, a …

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