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Kansas lawmakers agree to extend COVID-19 emergency but end eviction, foreclosure ban
Andrew Bahl, Topeka Capital-Journal
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Senate president Ty Masterson, R-Andover, pats Adjutant General David Weishaar, left, on the shoulder while talking with speaker of the house Ron Ryckman, middle, R-Oletha, Wednesday after a legislative coordinating committee meeting at the Statehouse.
A panel of top legislators voted Friday to extend the state s COVID-19 disaster declaration until June 15 in an effort to give the Kansas National Guard and other agencies time to wind down any ongoing emergency operations.
But as part of the deal, members nixed an executive order from Gov. Laura Kelly banning evictions and foreclosures, which has been in existence off and on since spring of last year. ....

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