Kansas GOP leaders preparing to end COVID state of emergency

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly tours a vaccination clinic at Topeka High School Monday, May 17, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, right, R-Andover, confers with Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, before the start of the Legislature's last day in session for the year, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Masterson and other Republicans have pushed a resolution through both chambers calling for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to end extra unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/John Hanna)