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Kansas governor lauds abortion vote but focuses on economy

FILE - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt answers questions at a news conference on March 4, 2022, in Topeka, Kan. Democrats are split over whether it's the best strategy in a tough governors race against Republican Derek Schmidt, the three-term state attorney general. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

FILE - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks at the dedication and unveiling ceremony of a statue in honor of Amelia Earhart in Statuary Hall, at the Capitol in Washington, July 27, 2022. Kelly wasted little time after a decisive victory in Kansas for abortion rights before sending out a national fundraising email warning that access to the procedure would be “on the chopping block” if her party did not win in the November elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kansas governor lauds abortion vote but focuses on economy