DCF Secretary Laura Howard expressed her disappointment in the situation. “It’s disheartening that there are people preying on some of the most vulnerable Kansas — children and the elderly ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A bill in the Kansas legislature would put limits on workers with the Kansas Department for Children ...

On Feb. 3, KSN put in a Kansas Open Records Act (KORA ... of a child who is in the custody of the secretary. See K.S.A. 38-2212(g)(1) and (g)(4). DCF has not completed its investigation of ...

Candy and soda pop would be ineligible for food stamps under a bill passed by the Kansas Senate, but politicians could still ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has proposed a plan ... argued that a new agency would create new bureaucracy, while others, like DCF secretary Laura Howard, said consolidation would reduce bureaucracy.

In 2021, Kansas paid $1.9 million in fees and expenses to settle a five-year battle over then-Secretary of State Kris ... As of September 2024, DCF had made some improvements but still lagged ...

KSN News has attempted to get the Kansas Department for Children and Families to answer questions about the case. After talking with US secretary of state, Polish foreign minister believes US ...

Kansas is one of several red states to launch their own interpretations of DOGE, all conceived in the belief that waste is ...

The Kansas Department for Children and Families ... a total of $369,532 in benefits for about 830 cardholders,”said DCF Secretary Laura Howard. These cardholders will automatically have a ...