So they said

▪  “It was a good sleep last night, Governor.” – Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan, at a meeting of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors as the state announced it had exceeded November revenue estimates by $8 million

▪  “We’re still on thin ice.” – Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, noting the poor prospects for an ending balance

▪  “Budget, budget, budget. Money, money, money.” – Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, predicting the main topic of the 2016 legislative session and mentioning “wild talk, speculation, that we’ll only be there 60 days this year”

This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 6:02 PM.