Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Howard at Kansas Department for Children and Families ribbon cutting for renovations to the Topeka Service Center. Laura ...

Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard denied the U.S. Department of Agriculture's request for personal information of Kansas food program recipients. (Sherman Smith/Kansas ...

TOPEKA — Kansas officials refused persistent demands from the federal government for access to residents’ personal data solely based on the legal responsibility to protect that data, a state leader ...

Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard and Gov. Laura Kelly Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal The old adage, “The cover-up is worse than the crime,” is commonly ...

TOPEKA — State leaders continued to stand firm against federal demands for personal data of Kansans who have received food assistance, even after a letter last week threatened funding losses. Kansas ...