Barbie or Oppenheimer? Before you go off to watch the summer's hottest movie(s), Andrew Bahl and Jason Alatidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to talk about economic development. Jason talks us through us latest story on contractors at the Kansas Department of Commerce and what it means for the state's megaprojects.

And the three look back on the anniversary of the Aug. 2 vote to reject a proposed amendment that would have ended state constitutional protections for abortion rights.

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The Chillin' gang finally has a podcast not about Senate Bill 180 -- Andrew Bahl and Jason Alatidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal and John Hanna of the Associated Press talk about the latest developments facing the Kansas Highway Patrol.

That includes a federal judge chastising the KHP's vehicle detention practices, as well as the dynamic facing Acting Superintendent Erik Smith.

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The Statehouse has remained chill, despite the Kansas summer producing some decidedly un-chill storms in recent days. Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to discuss the latest round of updates in the legal fight over SB 180 in both state and federal court.

The trio also discuss some abortion-related updates, namely the Alternatives to Abortion fund created by the Legislature. And they commiserate over car damage.

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While Kansans are still illegally shooting off fireworks, the real fireworks have been in the courthouse over Senate Bill 180, a law changing definitions of sex in state statute. Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break it all down.

The gang also focuses on the Kansas Department of Revenue's tax collections and what it means for tax policy in 2024.

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It is heating up outside but Andrew Bahl and Jason Alatidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal and John Hanna of the Associated Press are chilling in the Statehouse. They talk about the bills now in effect, starting July 1 and then move into the latest legal drama surrounding Senate Bill 180.

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It has been a busy time in Kansas, and Andrew Bahl and Jason Alatidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break it all down. They focus their attention on a sweeping anti-transgender rights bill, SB 180, set to go into effect on July 1 -- and the legal battle that might ensure.

The trio also update listeners on suspicious letters, including a white powder, mailed to lawmakers in Kansas and other states. 

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The Capital-Journal's Jason Alatidd is back from his honeymoon with a new last name. His colleagues Andrew Bahl of the CJ and John Hanna of the Associated Press immediately haul him into the podcast studio to talk about Medicaid.

It's been a busy week for the state's KanCare program, with the process heating up to select new third-party vendors to manage the health care benefits. The trio also discuss the unwinding process, where Kansans are losing health care as pandemic-era flexibilities end.

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It may be hot outside but it is chill in the podcast studio. Jason Tidd is away on his honeymoon but Andrew Bahl of the Topeka Capital-Journal is joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to dive into a major lawsuit from abortion providers and important context on what it means to the abortion debate in Kansas.

Meanwhile, the pair dive into the change in leadership at the Kansas Highway Patrol and break down their favorite typefaces. 

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Chillin' in the Statehouse is feeling celebratory, as they wish the Topeka Capital-Journal's Jason Tidd well as he prepares to get married. Jason and Andrew Bahl of the Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break down Republicans backing off threats to sue over Gov. Laura Kelly's line-item veto of the school budget.

Jason, meanwhile, discusses his trip to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan and breaks down what the facility will look like (without getting arrested, anyway). 

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It has been a busy week for Gov. Laura Kelly's line item veto pen and Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are here to break it down. First they talk about Kelly's controversial handling of the state's education budget, before pivoting to her decision to line-item veto funding for a project supported by a maverick Democrat. 

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