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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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This podcast may be chill but issues of government transparency certainly heat things up. Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break down a recently rejected settlement to a major COVID-19-era lawsuit. They also talk about Gov. Laura Kelly's most recent round of vetoes and sing songs from Mulan.

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Things are chiller in the Statehouse now -- which means Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal and John Hanna of the Associated Press are perfectly conditioned to podcast. They break down a series of key court rulings on voting rights, as well as what the Legislature did and didn't pass on voting.

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The 2023 legislative session is in the books and the chill gang is here to break it all down -- dodging a fire alarm to do so. Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break down the final days of the session, including veto overrides and more. They also ponder what it means moving forward for Kansas politics and policy more broadly.

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It has been a busy week in the Statehouse, as Gov. Laura Kelly signed -- and vetoed -- a whole host of bills. Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break it all down and get you up to speed on the key dynamics heading into the legislative session's final days.

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Chillin' in the Statehouse is so chill they are practically asleep -- oh wait, they are asleep because of the Legislature's long hours. Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal and John Hanna of the Associated Press are (sleepily) breaking down the major news from the biggest week of the year. They focus on a veto override on a law banning transgender athletes in women's sports, tax cuts and questions about school funding.

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The Kansas Supreme Court was once again in session on abortion and Andrew Bahl of the Topeka Capital-Journal is joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press to break it all down. The Legislature is also in session for its final week, so Andrew and John also look at the core issues left untouched, including abortion.

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It is another busy week in Statehouse world, and Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal are joined by John Hanna of the Associated Press break down where the Legislature is headed on abortion policy. They also recap the recent Kansas Democratic Party chair election and discuss their eating and movie-watching habits.

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It was a busy week in the Kansas Statehouse (hence the title) and the gang of Andrew Bahl and Jason Tidd of the Topeka Capital-Journal and John Hanna of the AP are punchier than usual. They talk about tax policy, bills rolling back election law and an attempt to dramatically reduce the power of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission.

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