Kansas lawmakers have given the green light to a slew of bills to proceed past a mid-session break, while stopping other proposals in their tracks. Meanwhile, new KDOT Secretary Julie Lorenz is looking forward to getting the state highway program back on the road.
CORRECTION: In this episode we incorrectly described a bill Democrats were upset to see fall by the wayside. The legislation would have made it a crime to commit "sexual battery" — defined as non-consensual touching — against a spouse. Kansas eliminated spousal exemptions for rape and aggravated sexual battery decades ago.
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Nameless Dancers made the song "Warm Evening" used for the theme, which was found in Free Music Archive.
