TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says the state’s biggest economic challenges go beyond party politics — and are being felt directly by Kansans.

In an exclusive interview, Kelly told Kansas Capitol Bureau Chief Rebekah Chung that her statewide economic listening tour, the People's Budget Tour, is meant to highlight some of the top issues people in the state are facing.

“They have a lot of the concerns about affordability right now,” Kelly said. “Making sure childcare is available, that housing is within their reach — and then the relatively newer issue of just inflation around things like grocery prices.”

Kelly is in the process of preparing her budget for the next legislative session, but Republican lawmakers are pushing to meet sooner. They’re circulating a petition for a

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