Kansas Governor Candidates Slam Legislature's Session

0:00Candidates running for Kansas governor just handed the state legislature a rough report card after its 90-day session wrapped up late Saturday night Most gave D's with grades dipping to C-F or even incomplete the big miss No property tax relief despite all the hype and they skipped real fixes for special education funding too Meanwhile lawmakers did push through a sports authority for the Kansas City Chiefs three billion dollar stadium in Wyandotte County Band cell phones in schools all day and curb pharmacy middlemen to tackle high drug prices They also overrode the governor's vetoes on a bathroom bill for government buildings and a new crime for getting too close to cops Gubernatorial hopefuls from both parties piled on the criticism Democrat Ethan Corson called his D-grade generous slamming the session for culture war distractions and lawmaker pay hikes while state workers got Just 1% Republican Jeff Collier said incomplete pushing for a strong conservative leader

1:02Even top Republicans like Senate President Time Masterson skipped a letter grade, but touted wins on election rules school choice and first time Home buyer help while emitting property taxes fell short Others from Joy Eakins to Stacey Rogers saw a mixed bag at best ripping the secret stadium bonds and misplaced priorities Cancens wanted relief on taxes and costs, but candidates agree the session left too much on the table With the fight for real change still brewing these grades signal a wake-up call heading into 2026 That's the story for today Kansas News today driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story