INTO OVERTIME TSHI PAST WEEK IN TOPEKA MAKING MAJOR MOVES ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES WE’VE DISCUSS ED IN LENGTH HERE ON OUR PROGRAM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THEY REACHED A DEALHE T LEGALIZED SPORTS GAMBLGIN AT CASINOS AND ON PHONES LAWMAKERS APPROVED A0% 1 TAX ON EVERYET B MOST OF THE REVENUE WOULD BE PUT TOWARD A FUNDO T ATTRACT MORE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS TO KANSAS. SO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN OF ANY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS WOULD LOOK AT THAT. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS NOT MUCH DI FFERENT THAN A LOT OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE. PACKAGES SO F AOR TRACKING OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES, SO WHEN WE THKIN ABOUT PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS, IT’S JUST ANOTHER BUSINESS. IT’LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW TH AT PROGRESSES IN HOW OTHER STATES REACT LAWMAKERS WEREN’T DONE. THEY TRIED TO DOWN A NUMBER OF VETOES FROM GOVERNOR LAURA KELLY WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. THEY DIDN’T HAVE THE VOTES TO OVERRIDE OF VETO O AN REPUBLICAN PUSH TO KEEP TRANSGENDER ATHLETES. GIRLS AND WOMEN’S SPORTS THE SENATE TRIED TO OVERRIDE A VETO ON A SO-CALLED APPARENT BILL OF RIGH,TS BUT THERE WEREN’T ENOUGH VOTES IN THE HOUSE MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT AND THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED A BILL PHASING OUT THE FOOD SALES TAX. NOT THE IMMEDIATE RELFIE THE GOVERNOR WANTED ELIARER THIS WEEK. I GATHERED OUR ROUND TABLE OF JOURNALISTS TO GET THEIR TAKE ON THE WEEK’S BIGGEST ISSUES. WE HAVE MANY MANY THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. SO LET’S GET TO IT. PLEASE WELCOME BRIAN ALLISON HOST CONTRIBUTOR WITH KCUR AND K&B9 C POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL MAHONEY BRIAN. LET’S START WITH THIS PUSH AGAINST TRANS. RIGHTS IN KANSASND A MISSOURI, IT’S TURNED INTO A POLARIZING CAMPAIGN ISSUE, ESPECIALLYN I AN ELECTION YEAR. ABSOLUTELY AND AND WE’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT ELECTION YEAR IS SORT OF THE CZYRA SESSION IN BOTH BOTH LEGISLATURES AND AND WE’RE CERTAINLY SEEING THAT THIS YEAR AS ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY LEGISLATORS ARE SEEKING TO KIND OF OUTDO EACH OTHER IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THESE THESE BILLS WHICH ON THE OTHER SIDE DEMOCRATSRE A SAYING ARE QUITE HURTFUL AND QUITE HARMFUL TO CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO ADD ON THIS IT’S NOT JUST AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE LEVEL, BUT THERE’S A LOT OF IT THERE. A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE SEEN AN AD FROM US SENATE CANDIDATE VICKI HARTRZE ABOUTER H UP POSITION TO TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AS WELL. AND I’M BEING TOLD BY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THE MISSOURI STUDENT CAMPAIGN VYER CLOSELY THAT THAT ADAS H GOTTEN A LOT OF TRACTION ESPECIALLY IN A BASE DAN SO IT IS SOMETHING ALONG WITH PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. HE ADMIT THESE EDUCATION ISSUES ARE GOING TO BE PART OF CAMPAIGNS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WELL, LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT BRIAN. WE KNOW THE KANSAS SENATE LAST WEEK VOTED TO OVERRIDE THE VETO ON KANSASHE T PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING RIGHT NOW? THE REPUBLICAN PARTYAS H SEEN THAT THIS IS A HOT BUTTON ISSUE. IT’S SOMETHING THAT ACTIVATES. VOTERSHI TS IS NOT GOING TO BE THE LAST WE HEARBO AUT EITHER TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AND OR ABOUT THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS. SO CALLED PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS. THAT WOULD GIVE PARENTS MORE CONTROL ACCORDING TO THIS LEGIATSLION OVER WHAT IS TAUGHT IN PUBLIC? IT’S JUST CHECKING THE BOXES HEREN O THE CAMPAIGN TALKING POTSIN AND LIKE YOU SAID A LOT OF EYEBALLS ON THOSE ADS AND THEES ISSUES RIGHT RIGHT AND THIS THIS WHOLEDE IA OF MORE PUBLIC INPUT INTO EDUCATION IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY SORT OF STARTED BACK LAST NOVEMBER WHEN GLENN YONKAN WAS THE WINRNE OF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY THE REPUBLICAN ELECT. THE VIRGIANI ELECTION IS THE REPUBLICAN THERE AND THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES EDUCAONTI IN PARTICULAR IS WHAT RIGHT IN THE WHEELHOUSE OF STATE LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNORS BECAUSE THEY’RE THE ONES THAT PUT TOGETHER0% 9 OF THE MONEY FOR ALL THIS REPUBLICANS. SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN YANKTON AND HIS SUCCESS AND NOW THEY’RE TRANSLATING IT OUT AND THAT’S WHY YOU’RE SEEING A LOT OF IT HERE IN MISSOU, RIKANSAS. AND IN THE MISSOURI SENATORS, YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY I THINK MICHAEL WE’RE GOING TO HEAR LESS ABOUT THIS AFTER THE AUGUST PRIMARIES. I TNKHI AT THAT POINT THEN REPUBLICANS WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SWING VOTERS. THIS IS NOT A POPULAR ISSUE AMGON DEMOCRATS, IN FACT IT’S A IT’S A HOT BUTTON THE OTHER DIRECTION. SO SO THIS IS VERY MUCH A IMPRARY ELECTION ISSUE THAT I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT LESS OF COMING NOVEMBER. THAT’S GOOD POINT A LOT OF RHETORIC GUYS FLYING AROUND RIGHT NOW ECONOMY, OF COURSE IS A BIG CAMPANIG ISSUE AS WELL AND MAHONEY, WE KNOW THAT AFTER KIND OF STALLING ON GOVERNOR’S GOVERNOR KELLY’S PLANNING KANSAS TO JUST DOWNRIGHT CHOP THE FOOD TAX GET THE FOOD SALES TAX OUT OF THE WAY LAWMAKERS IN THE SENATE ARE SAYING OH WE’RE GONNA PHASE IT OUT. SO WHO’S THE WINNER HERE IN AN ELECTION HERE? WE,LL I THINK THE WINRNE AND IT MIGHT BE GOVERNOR KELLY BECAUSE SHE POUNDED THE GAVEL FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS SESSION AND HAVE ACTUALLY BEFORE SHE WANTED TO CLEAN BILL TO ELIMITENA THE 6. 5% SALES TAX ON GROCERIES IN ON FOOD IN THE STATE OF KANSAS AND THE REPUBLICANS HAVE RESPONDED WITH A PHASE OUT OVER SEVERAL YEARS REPUBLICANS SAY, HEY, WE WERE THE ONES THAT BROUGHT UP ELIMINATION FIRST, BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH IN KANSAS A LOT OF IT AS AGAIN TO DO WITH ELECTION POLITICS. EYTH I GIVE THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR A ISSUE AND A VICTORY DURI ANG REPUBLICAN DOMINATED SESSNIO EXACTLY. I THINK THE REPUBLICANS PROBABLY HAD THE VOTES TO REMOVE IT ENTIRELY IF GOVERNOREL KLY HAD NOT BEEN PUSHING FOR IT, BUT THEY CAN’T GIVE HER THE WIN RIGHT AND YOUEE S DEREK SCHMIDT THE REPUBLICAN LIKELY REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES SAYING HEY, THIS IS A GREAT ISSUE BUT FOLLOWING THOSE CRITERIA. IN FACT SCHMIDT CAME OUT JUST IN FRONT OF THE SESSION AND JUST JUST IN FRONT OF KELLY’S ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ELIMINATED. HE SAID IT OUGHT TO GO AND SO WHATEVER EXTENT KELLY HAS ANY ISSUES SHEAN C ON INOV NEMBER WHEN SHE IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. SHE’S GOING TO SHE’S GOI TONG HAVE TO CLAIM THAT SHE GOT THIS VICTORY RIGHT? THAT’LL BE AN INTERESTING STRATEGY FOR SURE. BR