Sherman Smith

speaker

1,886 appearances 17 recordings 1 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 21 Sep

Sherman Smith’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 17 in all, peaking in Jan 2026 with 3.

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Thank you all for being here. voice-verified

So, lawmakers came in January 12th, Monday, they gaveled in with the usual pomp and circumstance, and then they got straight to work. voice-verified

And on the second day of the session, as we see every year, the governor delivered her State of the State. voice-verified

This is the final speech that Governor Laura Kelly is going to give as a State of the State. voice-verified

So, Tim, what was she talking voice-verified

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Yeah, a lot of talk about civility during that speech. voice-verified

And of course, every year the governor delivers her speech and then the Republicans get to respond. voice-verified

They alternate every year between the Senate president and the House Speaker. voice-verified

This year it was House Speaker Dan Hawkins. voice-verified

Anna, you had the thrill of going through Dan Hawkins' speech and writing about it. voice-verified

What did you have to say? voice-verified

We should note that Hawkins is leaving the legislature to run for statewide office. voice-verified

He's running for insurance commissioner. voice-verified

Maybe that has something to do with the shift in his tone. voice-verified

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So the second day of the session, we have these big speeches that kind of set the framework for how everything is going to unfold. voice-verified

But they were also already diving right into committee hearings. voice-verified

And Morgan, there was a big hearing hours before these speeches, actually, voice-verified

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