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The Kansas Senate on Thursday approved a bill to further tighten welfare eligibility rules.The measure – Senate Bill 372 – adds new restrictions to rules…
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A brief theological debate broke out Tuesday in the Kansas Legislature as religious leaders voiced opposition to a bill placing further restrictions on…
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A bill originally promoted as preventing lottery winners from claiming public assistance would now also cut off households that have received cash…
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A proposed bill would cross-check Kansans receiving cash assistance, food stamps or subsidized child care with a list of lottery winners who received more…
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In an announcement that was heavy on optimism but light on details, the Kansas Department for Children and Families introduced a mentoring program for…
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For two years now, the staff at Kansas Action for Children has been trying to unravel a mystery: Why is Medicaid enrollment dropping among the state’s…
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration will not follow through on plans to limit welfare recipients to cash withdrawals of $25 per day.Phyllis…
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Enforcement of a law designed to limit where low-income Kansas families can spend their public assistance will take longer than expected, state officials…
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The number of low-income Johnson County parents receiving employment preparation help from the state of Kansas has dropped more than 50 percent in the…
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The Kansas Department for Children and Families won’t be dropping 350 families from the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families rolls on July…
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon had harsh words for lawmakers who want to enact lifetime limits on the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
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Approximately 350 low-income families will be dropped from the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program after a new welfare reform measure…