Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signs into law a measure that eases state licensing rules to make it easier for hospitals and nursing homes to fill staff vacancies during the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Kelly issued executive orders to do the same thing, but those orders were set to expire the day Kelly signed the bill, and the policies will now stay in place until Jan. 20, 2023. AP Photo/John Hanna
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Friday extending executive orders that help address crippling shortages of medical personnel and nursing home…
