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Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.

The program will match welfare recipients with volunteer mentors.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.

The CEO of Kansas Action for Children had questioned whether a new state welfare reform law could violate federal rules.

The limit had been imposed to prevent benefits from being converted to cash for excessive discretionary spending.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Kansas has a new law that reduces the amount of time poor residents can receive cash assistance from the state. The law also makes several other changes to the state's welfare system. Critics say the changes are mean-spirited and punitive.

Critics of the measure say the new rules are mean-spirited, but the Brownback Administration says they're just a part of a plan to move families out of poverty.

See today's top news headlines for Kansas from the Associated Press, as compiled here by the KPR News Team.