John Hanna, Associated Press
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks with reporters Friday, April 16, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka.
Topeka A big political battle is brewing over whether top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature will have the final say over how the state spends more than $4.8 billion it expects to receive from the latest federal COVID-19 relief package.
The move comes as elected officials voted Thursday to drop mask mandates in Johnson and Riley counties in coming days. The votes leave mask mandates in place in just two counties Douglas and Wyandotte.
Masks have been part of an ongoing fight that has pitted Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly against the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Battle brews over how to spend COVID relief funds
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