Kansas governor: 56 public health workers laid off after funding cuts

Kansas governor: 56 public health workers laid off after funding cuts

More than 50 public health workers in Kansas have lost their jobs after the loss of $33 million in federal health and mental health grants.

Gov. Kelly says health care grant cuts could leave Kansas communities without critical services access

Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that the decision at the federal level has forced the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to abolish 56 positions in key health posts, marking the first large-scale state employment dismissal initiated by the…

Kelly says loss of federal grant money cost state health department ‘vital’ jobs

The state health department eliminated 56 'vital' health jobs after President Donald Trump's administration cut $33 million in health care and mental health service grants, the governor said late Thursday afternoon. "This marks the first large-scale state employment dismissal initiated by the Trump administration’s cuts to congressionally authorized funds," Gov. Laura Kelly said in a statement. The Trump administration notified the Kansas Depart…