Kansas governor vetoes bill limiting her emergency powers
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May 27, 2020
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping coronavirus measure passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, ratcheting up a partisan dispute over her response to the pandemic and possibly setting up a court fight over her power to direct it.
Gov. Laura Kelly not only vetoed the measure approved by lawmakers in the last moments of their 2020 session to curb her emergency powers, but promised to issue a new emergency declaration to replace one that was set to expire. Many Republicans believe she doesn't have the legal authority to do that.
Kelly also is heig...
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