Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill to limit the power of state health officials to mandate measures for contagious diseases, including face masks and vaccine passports. Kelly said the bill went beyond COVID-19 and would considerably limit government response to any infectious disease outbreak. Senate Bill 34, brought by the Republican-controlled Legislature, […]
The Kansas House of Representatives on April 28 voted to sustain Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on a bill that would have barred biological male athletes from competing in female school sports teams. The House voted 81–41 in favor of an override, falling just three votes short of overriding the veto via a two-thirds majority. Known as The Fairness in Women’s Sports […]
The Kansas Senate on Monday voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that would ban biological male athletes from competing in women’s school sports across the state. Also known as SB 160, the legislation “requires interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by public educational […]
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a proposed redistricting map that was passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, calling instead for one that redistricts Kansas districts “fairly and constitutionally.” The redistricting map, which would have split Wyandotte County between two Congressional districts for the first time since 1982, comes as Republicans hope to regain a U.S. House majority […]
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a bill that allows workers to be exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandates if getting vaccinated would endanger their health or violate their religious beliefs. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill in a special session on Monday. The Democrat governor signed it on Tuesday. Kelly is one of the few […]
The Democrat governor of Kansas intends to sign a bill that will force businesses that require COVID-19 vaccination to give broad exceptions to workers who don’t want a jab. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said in a one-sentence statement late Monday that she will sign the bill “when it reaches my desk.” Derek Schmidt, the Republican […]
