In this photo from Thursday, March 19, 2020, Kansas state Sen. Ty Masterson, left, R-Andover, confers with Rep. Ron Howard, R-Wichita, in the Statehouse rotunda in Topeka, Kan. Masterson and other Republicans are worried about the power Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly can wield in fighting the coronavirus pandemic now that she's ordered the state's schools closed for the rest of the semester. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
March 21, 2020
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Pandemic spurs Kansas lawmakers to rethink governor's power
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas legislators say they didn't understand how much power the governor has in emergencies until Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly closed K-12 schools for the rest of the semester and ordered a six-week halt to new evictions and mortgage foreclosures amid the coronavirus pandemic.