Kansas governor vetoes most bills in 17 years as Republicans push aggressive agenda Katie Bernard and Jonathan Shorman, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 26 TOPEKA Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly s veto pen moved swiftly last week.
Transgender athlete ban? Civics and financial literacy requirements for high schoolers? Gun safety education for students using NRA materials? All vetoed. Kelly has rejected eight non-budget bills this year, more than any Kansas governor in the past 17 years.
On Monday, she added to her streak, vetoing 18 provisions in the proposed budget. They include items that would give legislative committees more power over allocation of federal relief funds and ban use of state dollars to enforce mask mandates.
Lawrence Public Schools district offices pictured in April 2021.
Members of the Lawrence school board want the school district to investigate whether it should have to pay a nearly half-million-dollar monthly gas bill that the district received following a period of intense cold in February.
The district’s finance director, Kathy Johnson, informed the board of the bill during a study session Monday evening regarding the district’s budget. Johnson said the bill was unexpected and amounted to close to 10 times what the district typically pays per month.
“Our average gas bill is about $54,000 a month, and our gas bill was almost $500,000,” Johnson said. “So it’s 968% over what a normal monthly bill is and not something that we would have budgeted for.”
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Kansas governor vetoes bill to lower concealed carry age
ANDY TSUBASA FIELD, Associated Press/Report for America
April 23, 2021
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill Friday that would have allowed people as young as 18 to carry concealed weapons, after legislators approved the bill by margins that weren’t large enough to override a veto.
The legislation would have created a provisional license for those 18 to 21, issued by the state attorney general. Permit holders would have had to complete a background check and undergo gun safety training, which is currently required for those 21 and older seeking a permit.
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