Kansas lawmakers have returned to the statehouse to open their annual session expecting big debates on tax cuts and medicaid expansion. Both the House and the Senate are set to officially convene at 2 this afternoon. Top republicans in the GOP-controlled legislature planned to push again this year for income tax cuts after democratic Governor Laura Kelly vetoed two bills last year. Expanding the state’s medicaid health coverage for as many as 150,000 additional people is a key priority for Kelly. She is scheduled to give the annual state of the state address Wednesday and release details of her proposed state budget Thursday morning.
Representative Blaine Finch of Ottawa says the issue of legalizing medical marijuana will come up, as 33 other states have legalized some form. But, he says there are questions.
