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GOP defections thwart some of conservatives’ plans in Kansas

Kansas state Sen. Jeff Longbine, R-Emporia, follows a debate in the chamber, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Longbine is among the Senate's more-centrist Republicans and has broken with the rest of the chamber's GOP supermajority on some key conservative initiatives. (AP Photo/John Hanna) Kansas state Sen. Brenda Dietrich, R-Topeka, is seen during a break in debates in the chamber, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Dietrich calls herself a centrist and she's broken with the rest of the GOP's supermajority in the Senate on key conservative initiatives. (AP Photo/John Hanna) In this photo from Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, follows a debate in the chamber, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers but have failed on some key initiatives to get to the two-thirds majorities necessary to override potential vetoes from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. (AP Photo/John Hanna) In this photo from Wednesday, March 23, 2022, advocates of using the de-worming medication ivermectin to treat COVID-19, watch a debate on public health legislation from a Senate gallery, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The bill they support not only promotes ivermectin use but weakens vaccination requirements for children enrolling in school and day care. (AP Photo/John Hanna) In this photo from Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, right, R-Andover, confers with Majority Leader Larry Alley, R-Winfield, during a session at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Masterson said conservatives have been unable to garner veto-proof majorities on some measures because of a few "legacy" Republicans. (AP Photo/John Hanna) In this photo from Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Kansas state Sen. John Doll, R-Garden City, watches a debate in the Senate, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Doll considers himself a Republican in the mold of Kansas political icons Bob Dole and Dwight Eisenhower but is at odds with conservative colleagues on some key issues. (AP Photo/John Hanna)