NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Democratic Rep. Jason Probst said he expects the special session later this month to result in a bill that looks a lot like the ones Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed already.
"Her argument on this is that the overall cost is too expensive, that we can't afford it over every year going forward over the next five years," Probst said. "I think there's a lot of us that disagree with this. You know I'd remind you that two of these tax bills came out of the house unanimously."
Kelly thinks the state will run out of money sooner than the Legislature does.
"We think that some of budget profiles that have been produced are a little too dramatic in in the anticipation that there's going to be a lot of reduction in revenue," Probst said. "We think that we can afford the tax, probably most of us in the house do anyway. I think we can afford some of these tax cuts. I expect we'll pass something that looks very similar to the last two that we've sent to the governor."
The intent is to get the work done as quickly as possible.
"The anticipation is, and everything that I've heard is, that we'll be there for two days. That we'll be there the 18th, 19th," Probst said. "Special sessions are historically unpredictable and you know once you call a special session and you leave it open any topic can come up for discussion and so it'll be an interesting time."
We'll see what other topics, if any, are raised in the special session, as well.
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