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Legislative Coordinating Council expands Policy 43 to cover State House common areas and grounds
Summary
The Legislative Coordinating Council voted to amend Policy 43 to extend the council's building-use rules to State House common areas and the capitol grounds and to allow denial or prevention of gatherings that pose a credible threat to public officials or that explicitly intend to violate the law.
The Legislative Coordinating Council voted to amend Policy 43 to extend the council's building-use rules to State House common areas and the capitol grounds and to allow denial or prevention of gatherings that pose a credible threat to public officials or that explicitly intend to violate the law.
The change came after the council heard from the Attorney General, who summarized a letter and legal opinion the office sent to legislative leaders and the governor concerning a recent court filing, and after staff said threats to legislators had been referred to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for review.
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