Republican Lawmakers in Kansas Revoke Mask Mandate

Republican Lawmakers in Kansas Revoke Mask Mandate
Spectators are reminded of mask requirements as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 8, 2020. David Eulitt/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Kansas lawmakers voted along party lines last week to rescind the state’s coronavirus mask mandate despite a bid by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s attempts to extend it, becoming the latest Republican-led state to refuse to extend or reimpose requirements to wear facial coverings.

After the Kansas state legislature recently approved a law permitting the Legislative Coordinating Council—a legislative standing committee—to revoke executive orders, the panel decided in a 5–2 party-line vote to overturn the mask mandate immediately after Kelly took executive action (pdf) to prolong the protocols.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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