House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, R-Ingalls, has suggested that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has been plying lawmakers with Final Four tickets and state plane trips to try to prevent them from voting to override her coal-plant vetoes. “I didn’t buy any NCAA tickets for anybody. I didn’t fly anywhere on anybody’s state plane,†Neufeld said, suggesting his pro-plant lobbying has involved “visiting with people.†But both sides of the plant debate were represented among the 11 legislators who rode on the eight-passenger state plane during the NCAA tournament, and lawmakers contacted by Harris News Service about the trips said they’d purchased their own game tickets. “That’s a good try, though,†said state Rep. Julie Menghini, D-Pittsburg, of Neufeld’s lament. The governor’s spokeswoman said it’s routine for Sebelius to offer spots on the plane to lawmakers when she’s traveling in her official role.
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