State legislators representing multiple area districts offered constituents an update at the midway point of this year’s State Legislative session in Topeka in a Virtual Legislative Coffee hosted by the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Saturday morning.

Legislators who participated included District 33 Sen. Alicia Straub (R-Ellinwood); District 109 Rep. Troy Waymaster (R-Bunker Hill); Dist. 112 Rep. Tory Arnberger (R-Great Bend); and Dist. 113 Rep. Brett Fairchild (R-St. John). Barton Community College Trustee Mike Johnson moderated the forum.

Fairchild said the House and Senate are working on reforms to the Kansas Emergency Management Act, which seeks to outline the powers granted to the executive branch in times of emergency.

He said reforms to the bill seek to address concerns among legislators that Gov. Laura Kelly overreached her constitutional authority in issuing executive orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and seeks to limit those powers.

Waymaster, who serves as…



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