Food stamp challenge highlights strain on Einfeldts
The Einfeldts struggle to feed a family of six on a limited SNAP budget. Reduced benefits after small raises push monthly food stamps to 19 dollars while separate programs and Salina Emergency Aid provide groceries. They navigate stigma, spend time cooking from scratch, and rely on free school lunches and self checkout to ease purchases.
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Einfeldt
Einfeldts
Bobbi
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Kansas
Salina
Hauser
Alexandria
Tve
Brownback Defends Redistricting Involvement Debate
Governor Brownback pushes for lawmakers to heed Leavenworth County status as redistricting forms. He cites testimony by Kensinger and supports keeping Manhattan in an eastern Kansas Senate district while shaping four congressional districts. Leaders warn of power shifts as incumbents face conservative challenge, with Leavenworth County nearing population norms and altering district lines.
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Leavenworth County
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Brownback
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City
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Steve Morris
Hugoton
Hensley
House
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Davis
Holland
Kultala
Morris
Kulala
Wyandotte County
Jefferson County
Douglas County
Kansas Legal Services closes Garden City office after 34 years
Garden City will lose its KLS office though staff will travel to serve low income residents. One attorney retired one transferred and two support staff laid off. KLS aided 13 000 people last year including 188 in Finney County amid high demand for civil and family law help.
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Garden City
KLS
Finney County
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Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Dodge City
Salina
Hays
Kansas Legal Services
Kansaslegalservices
Welfare drug testing plans gain momentum across states
State efforts to require drug tests for welfare recipients are advancing in several states amid constitutional concerns. Missouri Wyoming and Colorado discuss or move bills with reasonable-cause testing while Michigan Florida faced court halts. Proposals emphasize rehab for those who fail tests and aim to deter use among applicants.
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Florida
Rochelle Finzel
NCSL
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Wyoming
State House
Colorado
Senate
Jerry Sonnenberg
Sonnenberg
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