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JOHN HANNA, Associated Press photo by: Associated Press Members of the Kansas Highway Patrol stand guard by the Kansas Senate chambers Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP) TOPEKA (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is restricting access to the Kansas Statehouse due to the possibility of an armed protest, telling state lawmakers Thursday that an event is planned for Sunday with “other potential gatherings” next week. The Democratic governor’s chief of staff, Will Lawrence, sent a memo Thursday to the Republican-controlled Legislature’s top Republican and Demo...
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