Lawmakers play catchup with state programs

The 2019 session of the Kansas Legislature started Monday, but Ellsworth County’s two representatives — Sen. Richard Wilborn and Rep. Steven Johnson — had already heard plenty by then.

A week before the session, it was impossible to leave a message on Johnson’s voice mail because it was full. Newspaper reporters. Fellow lawmakers. Constituents. They all wanted a moment of his time.

As for Wilborn, part of his pre-session time was spent responding to written questions from Eric Coonrod’s government class at Ellsworth High School.

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