By the Associated Press:
Kansas legislators have opened their annual session with new leaders in the Senate and new lawmakers in a quarter of the seats.
The House and Senate sessions Monday afternoon were for swearing in members and ratifying Republican lawmakers’ selection of each chamber’s top leaders.
The new Senate president and majority leader are Wichita-area Republicans Ty Masterson and Gene Suellentrop. The new Senate minority leader is Lenexa Democrat Dinah Sykes.
Twenty-eight of the House’s 125 members are new. Fourteen of 40 senators are new, though seven previously served in the House. The 90-day session will be marked by COVID-19 precautions.
