TOPEKA — The federal government’s plan to withhold $10 million from a Kansas food assistance program won’t affect recipients and will be delayed while the state files an appeal, the Kansas governor’s chief of staff…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials stood firm against a July 30 deadline set by the federal government to turn over the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients. In a press release Wednesday afternoon, the…

Less than half of Allen County veterans take advantage of available benefits, including health care, furthering their educations, long-term care, survivors’ benefits and pensions.  That gap oftentimes correlates with a veteran’s do-it-yourself mentality, said Sheli…

As Congress looks to cut billions of dollars in federal spending over the next decade, states are anxiously awaiting how current proposed cuts to Medicaid and other programs may impact their own budgets and benefits…

TOPEKA — A Kansas Democrat proposed prohibiting lawmakers from using their $178 per diem for purchasing soda, candy, alcoholic beverages and hot meals, the same things Republicans are trying to restrict for purchase under a…

A U.S. House bill introduced earlier this month would bar those on food stamps from using them to buy soft drinks, candy and more. Rep. Josh Brecheen, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored the Healthy SNAP Act…

While it won’t drop off electricity to substations in Kansas, the Grain Belt Express transmission line will bring savings and improve reliability for residents, developers of the project said Thursday. Representatives from Invenergy, the Chicago-based…

LOS ANGELES — If you were planning to retire next year, double check your math because a law passed in the ‘80s is annually raising the age when Americans can collect their full Social Security…

(AP) — U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level that the Federal Reserve has been aiming for. Jobless claims…

As Farm Bill negotiations hit full force in Washington D.C. in the next few weeks, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s not on board with making cuts to a food assistance program for lower-income…