Kansas just became the 18th state to not have a mask mandate.
GOP lawmakers in Kansas have overturned Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s (D) mask mandate.
The Kansas City Star reported:
Kansas’ statewide mask mandate, already an exemption-filled patchwork, came to an end Thursday, canceled by top Republican lawmakers under a new law that makes it more difficult for health officials to keep COVID-19 precautions in place.
A group of leading legislators, known as the Legislative Coordinating Council, voted 5-2 along party lines to overturn Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate hours after she reissued it to fulfill the requirements of the new law. One member of the eight-person panel, embattled Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop, was absent for the vote conducted over video conference.
Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch (R) said that this does not impact local mask orders.
This comes just a few days after Joe Biden continued to push COVID hysteria and called on states to reinstate their mask mandates.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported on how there is little evidence masks work.
