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National injunction strengthens Kansas’ stance on withholding SNAP data

TOPEKA — A California judge said states suing the federal government over demands for food program data are likely to win their claims and ruled program funding must continue while the case progresses. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Department for Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard ...

Shutdown keeps Kansas from releasing jobs report

TOPEKA — Kansas won’t release its monthly labor reports as a result of the federal government shutdown, the Kansas Department of Labor announced Friday. September’s monthly jobs report and unemployment data were scheduled to publish Friday, but a lapse in funding for the U.S. Bureau of ...