6 p.m. COVID-19 big block

6 p.m. COVID-19 big block

GENERAL’S OPINION.THEY HAVE BLOCKED THAT ORDERGOVERNOR.LAURA.KELLY SAYS THEY ARE CREATINGCHAOS AND CONFUSION WITH ASHOCKINGLY IRRESPONSIBLEDECISION THAT WILL PUT EVERYKANSAS LIFE AT RISK THELEGISLATIVE COORDINATINGCOMMITTEE MET FOR ABOUT 90MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THIS THISAFTERNOON HEALTH DIRECTOR LEENORMAN TOLD THEM THAT 10-PERSONLIMIT ON SERVICES HIS IDEA.HE WAS MY RECOMMENDATION THATTHERE’S NO GATHERI THAT ISPROTECTED FROM INFECTIVITY, BUTSAY TH HEARD COMPLAINTS FROMCITIZENS.THE LIMIT WAS ABOUT FREEDOM OFWORSHIP.NOT PUBLIC HEALTH.HOWEVER, THAT’S NOT HOW KANSANSARE TAKING IT.THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS A BRIDGETOO FAR.IT WAS A STEP STEP TO GREAT TOTAKE SOME CHURCHES HAVE ALREADYSCALED BACK WITH ONLINE SERVICESOR OTHER IDEAS THE CATHOLIDIOCESE OF KANSAS SUSPENDEDCELEBRATIONS OF MASS AND THISLIMIT ON THE SIZE OFCONGREGATIONS WAS NOT SITTINGWELL WITH REPUBLICANS WHO WONTHIS ON A PARTY-LINE VOTE TODAYSAYING IT REFLECTS THE WILLTHE PEOPLE THEY JUST DO NOT IWANT THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL THEMTHAT THEY CAN’T PARTICIPATE IN ARELIGIOUS FUNCTION.IT WAS IN THE MATTER OF WHO WASTELLING THEM THAT PRACTICE THEIRFAITH.NOW LEGISLATIVE LEADERS OF THEHOUSE AND THE SENATE ON BOTHSIDES MEET IN A LEGISLATIVECOORDINATING COMMITTEE.THEY DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TOREVIEW ANY EMERGENCY ORDERSAUTHORED BY THE GOVERNOR IN ASTATE OF EMERGENCY LIKE THIS.IT’S A RELATIVELY NEW LAW, BUTTHEY CERTAINLY HAVE THATAUTHORITY TODAY.THEY REVOKED THE EXECUTIVE ORDERFROM GOVERNOR LAURA KELLY KELLYDEALING WITH LIMITING THE SIZEOF CONGREGATIONS AT RELIGIOUSSERVICES TO 10 PEOPLE AND THISIS HAPPENING JUST HOURS BEFOREPASSOVER.AND DAVE’S BEFORE EASTER MICHEALMAHONEY KMBC 9 NEWS TOPEKA.ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL A SIXTHPERSON HAS DIED FROM COVID-19FROM A REHAB FACILITY IN KANSASCITY, KANSAS 50 PEOPLE HAVE NOTESTED POSITIVE AT THE RIVERBENDPOST ACUTE REHAB CENTER FOG NOR78 SOUTH OF PARALLEL PARKWAYSTATE HEALTH OFFICIALS AREMONITORING THE OUTBREAK 38PEOPLE HAVE N DIED STATEWIDEIN KANSAS FIFTY EIGHT DEATHS NOWIN MISSOURI AND MORE COMPANIESARE MAKING CUTS BECAUSE OF ASLOWING ECONOMY EMPLOYEES AT THEISLE OF CAPRI CASINO.NO RIGHT ON FRONT STREET NORTHOF DOWNTOWN ARE BEING FURLOUGHEDAS OF SATURDAY CASINO MANAGEMENTBLAMING THE PANDEMIC FOR THEMOVE THOUSANDS ARE STILL FILINGFOR JOBLESS BENEFITS.54,000 FIRST TIME CLAIMS WEREFILED I KANSAS TWO WEEKS AGO,96,000 AND MISSOURI AND MANY ARESTILL HAVING TROUBLE FILING FORTHAT HELP AND OVERLAND PARKWOMAN SPOKE TO KMBC NINES EMILYHOEK ABOUT HER FRUSTRATION.IT’S BEEN THREE WEEKS WITHOUT APAYCHECK FOR KATIE WILLIAMS.I AM JUST STUCK IN LIMBO RIGHTNOW AFTER BEING LAID OFF FROMHER SERVING JOB AT AN OVERLANDPARK RESTAURANT.SHE IMMEDIATELY FILED FORUNEMPLOYMENT IN KANSAS.YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE AVERIFICATION EMAIL AND FROMTHERE YOU WOULD CLICK ON A LINKAND GO IN AND ENTER YOUREMPLOYMENT INFORMATION, BUT SHESTILL HASN’T GOTTEN THAT EMAIL.I HAVE PROBABLY CALLED THE PHONENUMBERS.BECAUSE 1,000 TIMES AND THAT ISNO EXAGGERATION.EVERY TIME YOU CALL.IT’S JUST A BUSY SIGNAL.SHE’S TRIED EVERY AVENUEINCLUDING POSTING TO THE KANSASDEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S FACEBOOKPAGE HUNDREDS OF SIMILARCOMMEN SHOW.SHE’S NOT ALONE.I’M I’M STUFFED A LITTLE BIT OFSAVINGS THAT I DID HAVE ISCOMPLETELY GONE NOW.HE’S NOT JUST WORRIED FORHERSELF, BUT FOR HER DAUGHTERWHO’S ALMOST TOO SHE IS LACTOSEINTOLERANT SO SHE DRINKS ALMONDALMOND MILK.JUST THOSE THINGS THAT I COULDEASILY RUN.THE STORE AND GRAB WE’RE RUNNINGOUT OF FUNDS FOR THAT.SO NOW LIKE SO MANY OTHERS.ALL SHE CAN DO IS WAIT.THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED TIMES ANDWE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, BUTI JUST WISH WE COULD HAVE BEENMORE PREPARED EMI HOLWICK KMBC9 NEWS ECONOMIST EXPECT A REPORTTOMORROW SHOWING FIVE MILLIONAMERICANS APPLIED FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST WEEKAS LAYOFFS SWEEP THE COUNTRYSMALL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLINGTO GET FEDERAL HELP TO STAYAFLOAT CONGRESS APPROVED A 350BILLION DOLLARS.PROGRAM BUT BUSINESS OWNERSWORRY, THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OFTIME TO APPLY HALF OF ALL SMALLBUSINESSES COULD CLOSE IN TWOMONTHS ACCORDING TO THE NATIONALFEDERATION OF INDEPENDENTBUSINESSES AND IN MISSOURI WORKCONTINUES ON SETTING UP A SORTOF FIELD HOSPITAL TO HELP HISHOSPITALS FILLED WITH COVID-19CASES.THAT FIELD HOSPITAL WILL BE INFLORISSANT OUTSIDE ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARDHAS BEEN SCOUTING OTHER SITES INMISSOURI, INCLUDING HI V-- ARENAIN THE WEST BOTTOMS AND THESILVERSTEIN I CENTERS ARENA ININDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI CONTINUESLOOKING FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE.EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERSAND FIRST RESPONDE AND THESTATE EXPLORING EVERY POSSIBLESUPPLY CHANNEL TO ACCESSINCREASED SUPPLIES FOR THOSECRITICAL NEEDS.WE’RE ALSO WORKING WITH MISSOURIMANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE THOSECRITICAL SUPPLIES HERE INMISSOURI DIRECTOR DIXON THEDEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT HAVE DONE OUTREACHTO OVER 300, MISSOURIMANUFACTURERS TO SEE HOW MANY OFTHESE PRODUCTS WE CAN ACTUALLYPRODUCE HERE IN OUR STATEFEDERAL EMPLOYEES HAVE CONCERNSABOUT THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT INLEAVENWORTH.THE VA’S CONSOLIDATED PATIENTACCOUNT CENTER.ON THE V HOSPITAL CAMPUS INLEAVENWORTH EMPLOYEES SAY THEIRBOSSES ARE REQUIRING THEM TOCOME INTO T OFFICE DUE TOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES WITH THE VASYSTEM.THEIR UNION PRESIDENT SAYS IT ISMAKING MEMBERS SCARED FOR THEIRHEALTH.IT MADE ME ANGRY AT FIRST, BUTTHEN I MADE ME SCARED BECAUSE IHAVE 1200 BARGAINING UNITMEMBERS IN MY LOCAL.UM THEY’RE GOING TO BE TOLD TOGO IN I HAVE WE HAVE STAFF THATARE OVER ARE OVER 65 YEARS OLDDON’T HAVE THE ABILITY TOTELEWORK AT HOME.THE VA SAID A STATEMENT SAYINGMANAGERS ARE CURRENTLYMAXIMIZING THE USE OF TELEWORKTO OFFER GREATER FLEXIBILITY TOEMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIESLAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILLDISCONTINUE IN-PERSON SERVICESINCLUDING ITS MEAL DISTRIBUTIONPROGRAM THE DISTRICT’S MEALSERVICE WILL STOP AFTER FRIDAYSTAFF BEING TOLD TO STAY HOMEFOR THE REST OF THE MONTH THENFOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES.THE DISTRICT WILL RE-EVALUATETHE SITUATION IN MAY WE HAVE ALIST OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS STILLOFFERING MEALS TO STUDE