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Kansas Department of Labor unemployment updates have rocky history

Boeing travails begin to ripple, 2,800 jobs lost in Kansas

Kansas remains a top state for unemployment fraud despite officials seeking solutions

Kansas remains a top state for unemployment fraud despite officials seeking solutions Morning Sun PITTSBURG, Kan. It is no secret that the Kansas Department of Labor has had a challenging year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with former Labor Secretary Delia Garcia resigning last June and the department having been led by a series of actingsecretaries since then. One major issue the KDOL has been dealing with is rampant unemployment insurance fraud.  “Fraud is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. It’s stealing from taxpayers at the worst possible time and all attempts at fraud will be referred in the strongest possible manner to law enforcement,” Gov. Laura Kelly said in February. “All 50 states have been overrun with coordinated, sophisticated criminal fraud attempts, and that’s why I wrote a letter with fellow Governors, calling on Congress to provide funding to secure and modernize our systems.” 

More federal aid to fix Kansas unemployment system? Republicans see a 'false narrative'

More federal aid to fix Kansas unemployment system? Republicans see a false narrative Jonathan Shorman and Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star Feb. 27 Kansas s Republican congressional delegation is rejecting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly s calls for Congress to immediately provide more federal dollars to overhaul the state s beleaguered unemployment system. Kelly urged Congress on Monday to fund information technology improvements and singled out the Kansas Department of Labor, which has been relying on decades-old computer systems to process unemployment benefit claims. The agency has struggled to field a crush of calls from frustrated out-of-work residents. But on Friday, the state s two GOP senators and three representatives made clear they view the Kelly administration s handling of the crisis as the problem.

In State of the State address, Gov. Laura Kelly focused on COVID-19, economy

Gov. Laura Kelly s State of the State address, delivered virtually this year, focused on COVID-19 response and economic growth in Kansas.