Kansas Gov. Kelly’s Emergency Powers Weakened By Lawmakers Who Say She Overreacted To COVID-19

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State Rep. Richard Prohel, a Republican from Parsons, listens to lobbyist John Federico. Photo Credit: Jim McLean

State Rep. Richard Prohel, a Republican from Parsons, listens to lobbyist John Federico. Photo Credit: Jim McLean

The Kansas Legislature worked for about 24 hours on a GOP-backed bill that pulls some emergency powers away from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. She has the ability to veto it, though has not said she’d do that directly.

TOPEKA, Kansas — In a oneday marathon session that wrapped up a legislative year upended by the coronavirus, Kansas lawmakers reined in the governor’s powers to respond to the public …