Kansas GOP eases religious vaccine exemptions, moves to limit mandates
Republican Kansas state lawmakers on Monday moved to challenge the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandates, forcing Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to convene a special session to look into ways to fight President Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses.
One method Kansas Republicans considered was requiring employers to accept all religious exemption requests, while others sought to guarantee that workers fired for not getting vaccinated would be eligible for unemployment benefits, according to The Associated Press.
Earlier this month, state Senate President Ty Masterson (R) urged lawmakers to convene a special session before Thanksgiving specifically to consider proposals that would it make it easier for workers to use religious exemptions to vaccine mandates.
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Though she is a Democrat, Kelly came out against Biden's vaccine mandate earlier this month.
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