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Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican, presides over the chamber during its formal, annual adjournment ceremony, Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Merrick says he expects the state to bounce back from recent monthly revenue shortfalls. (AP Photo/John Milburn)

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Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican, follows a debate over allowing a debate on a proposal to repeal a requirement that utilities rely on wind and other renewable resources to generate some of their electricity, Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The House has blocked consideration of the proposal. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican, watches one of the chamber's electronic vote-tallying boards as members approve a school funding plan, Sunday, April 6, 2014, at the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan. Behind him to his left is Majority Leader Jene Vickrey, a Louisburg Republican, and behind Merrick to his right, Olathe Republicans Lance Kinzer and Ron Ryckman Jr. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, right, a Stilwell Republican, confers with his communications director, Rachel Whitten, left, during the chamber's session, Friday, March 21, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Merrick says House Republican leaders will draft a new school funding plan devoid of provisions designed to increase the number of charter schools in the state, which were not discussed in negotiations with other lawmakers. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick, center, of Stilwell, speaks to fellow House Republicans during a briefing on a recent Kansas Supreme Court decision on school funding, Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. To his left is House Majority Leader Jene Vickrey, of Louisburg, and to his right is Rep. Kyle Hoffman, of Coldwater. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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In this photo from Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick discusses legislative issues during a news conference in his Statehouse office in Topeka, Kan. Merrick is a Stilwell Republican beginning his second year as the chamber's top leader. (AP Photo/John Milburn)