Gov. Laura Kelly delivers the annual State of the State speech Wednesday in the Kansas House. She urged the 2025 Kansas Legislature to invest in K-12 public schools, water resources and early-childhood initiatives. She also warned the Republican-led Legislature to be wary of unsustainable tax reductions. GRACE HILLS/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector State of the State speech sets tone of governor’s spending, policy effort TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s seventh State of…