COVID-19 Lawmakers topple new mask order Published 4 years ago on April 2, 2021 By Matt Collins Editor Share Tweet TOPEKA, Kan.— Top Kansas legislators on Thursday revoked an order aimed at encouraging counties to keep mask mandates amid the coronavirus pandemic, just hours after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly issued it. Kelly’s order required people to wear masks indoors at businesses and public spaces and outdoors when they can’t socially distance. State law gives counties the final say, but her order meant that elected county commissions had to vote to set less restrictive rules or opt out. The governor said in a statement that the order would ensure that past efforts to check the virus “will not have been wasted.” Related Topics: Up Next AG Schmidt joins colleagues to fight sale of fraudulent vaccination card Don't Miss Fellowship HiCrest holds vaccination clinic at Avondale East building Advertisement Trending
