"When the Kansas Legislature met last year, lobbyists spent more than $433,000 on food and beverages for legislators and other public officials. Lobbyists aren’t limited in how often or how much they can spend wining and dining legislators in Kansas. Lobbyists often pay for the array of receptions, small group and one-on-one dinners that populate the Legislature’s social calendar. In response to a sprawling campaign finance investigation by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, Republican lawmakers have developed legislation that would expand the ability of legislators to seek campaign contributions during the legislative session."