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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, Democrat House candidate" Sharice Davids gives a victory speech to supporters at an election party in Olathe, Kan. Davids says she's self-quarantining after she had contact with another member of Congress who tested positive for coronavirus. Davids said in a Thursday, March 19, 2020, statement that she's following guidance from Congress' attending physician and working from home until March 26 “out of an abundance of caution." She said she doesn't have symptoms. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)

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GOP Kansas lawmakers curb Democrat Kelly's emergency powers
March 19, 2020 8:53 p.m.

GOP Kansas lawmakers curb Democrat Kelly's emergency powers

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers on Thursday extended a state of emergency prompted by the coronavirus crisis after making sure it gave the GOP-controlled Legislature oversight over the actions of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.