GOP-led council extends Kansas governor's coronavirus order
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September 11, 2020
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A mostly Republican state council voted Friday to extend Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's emergency declaration providing services to combat the coronavirus in Kansas, but only after language was added clarifying that the governor doesn't intend to use her authority to close businesses as she did in the spring.
The State Finance Council's unanimous vote came after a lengthy, contentious meeting during which Kelly, a Democrat, and the GOP members accused each other of playing politics with the declaration.
The resolution, which had been scheduled to expire Tuesday, will now be...
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