Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says the state should stop giving local officials the final say over the response to the coronavirus pandemic because experience has shown "a patchwork approach" does not work.
Kelly made the comments Wednesday during an Associated Press interview a day after she and her top public health administrator argued that Kansas is now controlling the spread of COVID-19, despite high case numbers.
The state Legislature already has committed to considering changes emergency management laws after opening its annual 90-day session Jan. 11.
The lawmakers earlier this year forced Kelly to accept local control over mask rules and restrictions on businesses.
