Foster's statement says she was inspired by Jesus and the Founding Fathers to tell sheriffs to ignore the law #ksleg 
AG Derek Schmidt weighs in, says Kansans should comply with governor’s order limiting religious gatherings during pandemic but clarifies they can't be arrested, prosecuted or imprisoned for worshiping #ksleg
Update with @iayarbor: The attorney general tells police not to enforce the governor's executive order on limited church gatherings, saying no Kansan should be punished for attending church or religious service #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
Schmidt: "law enforcement officers are advised to ... avoid engaging in criminal enforcement of its limitations on religious facilities, services or activities" #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
Wagle says lawmakers swore an oath to the constitution, which says the right to worship God should never be infringed #ksleg
Wagle says outbreak to date is not what she expected, many counties still don't have documented cases #ksleg
Wagle: "the people are demanding that their rights not be violated" #ksleg
Denning is raising questions about the clusters of infections related to church gatherings. Reporters, including me, raised these questions yesterday and didn't get an answer #ksleg
Hensley says the two Shawnee County deaths are related to church gathering in Wyandotte County #ksleg
Norman says 44 states have restrictions of some kind on religious gatherings #ksleg
Wagle raising question about why abortions are exempted. Norman: They aren't gathering in numbers that violate the gathering rule. Wagle: I imagine they are. #ksleg
Denning circles back to cluster question: One in Wyandotte, one in Sedgwick, don't know the other one #ksleg
Denning asking how many in hospital right now. Norman says two prominent hospitals were about 30 for the day #ksleg
Denning is pointing to University of Washington data that show Kansas will need 485 beds at peak of crisis in later April. Kansas has 5K beds available. #ksleg
Per Norman, number of deaths today jumped from 27 to 38 #ksleg
Will Lawrence says the numbers today represent the largest single-day increase. KDHE hasn't released the official count yet. There were 900 infections as of 10 a.m. yesterday #ksleg
Hawkins and Wagle have said they won't support the order. Hawkins makes motion to revoke #ksleg
Finch: We either have an order that won't be enforced, or we have an order that infringes on religious rights #ksleg
Sawyer quoting from October 1918 story in the Capital-Journal in which all churches in Kansas were ordered closed #ksleg
Hensley is noting that AG didn't issue any memo when three county health officials issued orders that limited church attendance. AG's opinion doesn't have force of law, Hensley says, but governor's order does. #ksleg
LCC revokes the governor's order limiting church attendance by 5-2 party-line vote #ksleg
Republican legislators overturn order limiting church attendance. Meanwhile, deaths and confirmed cases surge #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
We're still working to update the story, but one thing to note: This EO replaced an earlier one, which means there currently is no statewide ban on public gatherings of more than 10. The governor's chief counsel said during the meeting this would lead to confusion #ksleg
Rep. Finch, who voted to overturn order: "It is not worth going to church on Sunday and risking that you will be infected by this virus, and risking the health and safety of anyone around them. I think we have a duty to look out for one another" #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
Kelly opens news conference by saying, without comms team, "I would be sitting here absolutely speechless" #ksleg
Kelly says unemployment call center fielded 1.6 million calls on Monday #ksleg
Kelly: Nearly 40% increase in deaths in one day underscores grave danger of coronavirus #ksleg
Kelly: "My daughter and son-in-law live in New York, and I fear for their safety." #ksleg
Kelly says she was deeply troubled by attorney general's bizarre, confusing and political attack, as well as the decision by the LCC to over turn her order #ksleg
Kelly calls the AG's memo "nonsensical" #ksleg
Kelly: AG memo has no authority whatsoever, but does have ability to confuse public and frustrate those working on front line #ksleg
Kelly calls AG and LCC action a "shameful political attack" #ksleg
Kelly says she directed staff to explore legal options to resolve situation #ksleg
Update: Gov. Laura Kelly delivers fiery rebuke of "shamefully political attack" and “unusual,” “unwarranted” and “nonsensical" A.G. memo as deaths and infections surge #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
"There are real-life consequences to the partisan games Republican leaders played today. ... Kansans are dying every day at the hand of this pandemic, and there is no room or excuse for these petty political distractions." #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
Update with Schmidt response: “My point of view should not have been surprising to the governor because my office repeatedly advised against issuing the overreaching executive order ..." #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
Schmidt said he "notified her I would express my concerns publicly if she proceeded. She did, and so did I.” #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200408/…
Hensley enters the ring, fists swinging: "You wouldn’t expect anything different from Schmidt, when everyone knows he wants to run against Governor Kelly in 2022. I can’t believe he somehow thinks putting Kansas lives at risk is good politics" #ksleg
Hensley: "When have the leaders of the Republican Party in any state overturned the order of a Democratic governor during this worldwide pandemic? Answer: Yesterday, in Wisconsin. Today, in Kansas. Look out Wisconsin, here comes Kansas.” #ksleg
