(Syndicated to Kansas newspapers April 18, 2016)
Wondering just what legislators are going to talk about—and the governor is going to talk to legislators about—during the upcoming veto session of the Legislature when the biggest issue is whether Kansas can make it through the fiscal year?
Think we’ve found it: Gov. Sam Brownback’s effort to end the border war between four Kansas and five Missouri counties over economic development, job and industry growth in the metropolitan Kansas City area.
That border war, with each state negotiating with businesses to move their headquarters and plants and such into their state, has Missouri companies moving to Kansas and Kansas companies moving to Missouri.