The Kansas Legislature's leadership votes to approve a $20,000 contract to hire a Missouri attorney to defend Sen. Renee Erickson, R-Wichita, in a complaint alleging she violated the Kansas Open Records Act while delaying release of public documents submitted to a Senate committee working to root out government waste. This is a Feb. 5, 2026, image of Erickson on the Senate floor. (Photo by Grace Hills for Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — The leadership…