Kelly vetoes bill giving lawmakers power to ratify costly agency rules

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Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill giving lawmakers oversight of costly rules and regulations adopted by state agencies, saying that voters already rejected a similar measure at the ballot box two years ago.

The bill, she said, "would insert bureaucratic red tape intended to legislatively interfere with the timely implementation of necessary and important rules and regulations," she said.

"Many of these regulations are for the protection and safety of Kansans," the governor said.

“Kansans voted 'no' to giving . . .

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