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The Gannon Aftermath

Matt Hodapp
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KCUR 89.3
Clockwise around the table: Jim McLean, Sam Zeff, Sen. Jim Denning

Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning (R-Overland Park) lays out why a veto override of major tax legislation failed in the Senate and how he expects the Supreme Court's Gannon ruling to affect the rest of the session.

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Guests:

  • Jim Denning, Senator (R-Overland Park), Kansas Legislature
  • Jim McLean, Reporter and Editor, KCUR
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