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Sean Scully

Sean Scully

A Virginia native, Sean Scully has been in journalism for more than 30 years in a variety of roles and locations. He currently is a national editor at the nonprofit States Newsroom.

Legislatures across country back off pandemic protocols

By: and - January 18, 2022

As Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney walked the halls of the Kansas Statehouse on opening day of the legislative session this month, she was taken aback by what she saw. In the hallways, where “people are chatting and hugging and all that stuff, there were probably less than half of the people wearing masks … You definitely wouldn’t […]