Sebelius also offered a mix of other proposals she said would help ensure the state's future prosperity, including money for all-day kindergarten statewide in 2009-10 and an increase in university scholarships. Her 22-minute address was broadcast on public radio and television statewide.

Sebelius said Kansas needs a ''vision for our transportation future'' because a 10-year transportation program expires next year. She announced that she is creating a new Kansas Innovation Consortium of educators, business leaders and state officials to help diversify the economy.

She already had endorsed a 21-point health reform plan that would phase in a $227 million increase in spending on health initiatives over five years. It would be financed partly by higher tobacco taxes -- something Sebelius didn't mention.

The governor also didn't mention illegal immigration, which many Republicans contend is a big issue with their constituents.

''When you live in a mansion, it's not an issue,'' said Sen. Tim Huelskamp, a Fowler Republican. ''When you live in the real world, it's a major issue.''

Legislators also view energy as one of the biggest issues facing them.

In a Republican message broadcast after her speech, House Speaker Melvin Neufeld said the state needs an energy plan. He said such a plan should not only include conservation programs and renewable energy development, but ensure that Kansas has enough electricity to meet its future power needs.

While wind and solar power can have an important role, he said, ''Wind turbines and sunshine alone cannot meet our growing demand for electricity.''

Neufeld, an Ingalls Republican, and Senate President Steve Morris, a Hugoton Republican, are strong supporters of the two proposed coal-fired plants, which Sunflower Electric Power Corp. wants to build outside Holcomb. They and other legislators -- including some Democrats -- see the $3.6 billion project as important economic development.

But when he blocked the plants in October, Rod Bremby, secretary of health and environment, said the state could not ignore the dangers posed by carbon dioxide emissions, which many scientists view as a major contributor to global warming. Sunflower's appeal of Bremby's decision is before the Kansas Supreme Court.

Morris and Neufeld have said the Legislature could attempt to reverse Bremby's decision or rewrite regulatory laws so that a similar decision couldn't be made in the future.

Last week, Sebelius said her administration was talking to GOP legislators about the decision. Neufeld has described those talks as negotiations, but he said Monday that Sebelius has agreed only to keep the discussions going.

Sebelius said: ''There are lots of conversations going on. I would say there's no proposal of any kind that I'm aware of.''

The governor didn't spell out how she thinks the state should cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying only that Kansas can lead the nation to energy security by ''tapping our fertile resources, our workers and the ingenuity of Kansas entrepreneurs.''

''We can -- and we must -- reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and increase our economic competitiveness by using our natural resources,'' she said.

As for developing a climate change plan, Sebelius noted that 36 states have started work or finished such plans. She said Kansas must set energy efficiency standards for its new public buildings and challenge private developers and business owners to do the same.

She also noted that she recently formed the Kansas Wind Working Group, led by Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, to promote wind energy.