Security fencing under construction at Cedar Crest

A security fence is being constructed at the governor’s mansion at Cedar Crest to protect the home at a time of increasing public turmoil.

Will Lawrence, governor Laura Kelly’s chief of staff, said Kansas was just among a handful of states without fencing around the governor’s mansion.

He also said that the governor’s mansion had increasingly become a focal point on social media as an area to conduct protests.

“The climate of civil unrest and threats toward governors in general, and Gov. Kelly specifically, greatly influenced the recommendation of the Highway Patrol and security detail to make these improvements,” Lawrence said in a statement.

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