In this photo from Friday, March 28, 2020, the parking lot of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library sits empty with the library closed in Topeka, Kan. because of the coronavirus outbreak. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has issued a stay-at-home order for all 2.9 million of the state's residents. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
March 29, 2020
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March 29, 2020 7:33 p.m.
Top Kansas lawmakers let governor's stay-at-home order stand
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Leaders of the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature agreed Sunday that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's statewide stay-at-home order is necessary to help check the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing it to take effect Monday as planned.