KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) says its Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity and Fraud Prevention program, which receives federal funding, is slated to have budget cuts that ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kansas labor officials are raising alarms over the federal government’s decision to end a key program aimed at preventing unemployment fraud. The U.S. Department of Labor ...

The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) has been named a 2025 AWS Champions Award winner for its transformative modernization of the state’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) system. By replacing a 1970s-era ...

The U.S. Department of Labor terminated a grant to the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) for unemployment insurance fraud prevention. KDOL Secretary Amber Shultz criticized the decision, stating it ...

The unemployment rate in Saline County is down from 3.8 percent in August to 3.2 percent in September. The rate in Dickinson ...

The City of Emporia is still feeling the aftereffects of a major plant closure as local workers look for new jobs.

Gov. Laura Kelly delivers remarks about Kansas’ revamped unemployment insurance system portal next to Secretary of Labor Amber Shultz. Courtesy of Governor Laura Kelly's Office Reality Check is a Star ...

Gov. Laura Kelly delivers remarks about Kansas’ revamped unemployment insurance system portal next to Secretary of Labor Amber Shultz. Courtesy of Governor Laura Kelly's Office Last month, Gov. Laura ...