Kansas Governor Issues A New Statewide Mask Mandate, But Republicans Scoff And Quickly Overturn It

[TexasTowelie]

TOPEKA, Kansas — Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued a new statewide mask mandate Thursday, but Republican lawmakers quickly used newly crafted legislative powers to reverse her order.

The action came under a new emergency management law signed by Kelly last week. The new law represented a compromise between the governor and the GOP-led Legislature. It extended Kelly’s state of emergency declaration through late May. That allows the state to continue assisting local governments and organizations with help such as providing protective equipment.

In exchange, the law caused all of Kelly’s executive orders related to the pandemic to expire. Now, lawmakers have new, if untested, powers to overturn orders as they’re issued.

A panel of legislative leaders, dominated by Republicans, blocked Kelly’s mask order just hours after she issued it, but let a dozen others stand.

Read more: https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-04-01/kansas-governor-issues-a-new-statewide-mask-mandate-but-republicans-scoff-and-quickly-overturn-it

[Bengus81]

1. Those Republican POS will be ignored just like they were about a year ago

Mask mandates are still strictly enforced in most business places in Wichita and probably will be for the next three months.

[KS Toronado]

2. Our stupid reQublican legislators can not see the writing on the wall

They keep turning a public health issue into a political one just like their idol Qrump. The writing on the wall says as
a country we have not defeated the coronavirus yet, but they want everybody to go pack bars, restaurants and
sporting events w/o masks. Hope like hell this costs them dearly at the ballot boxes.