federal funding

Oklahoma State Auditor Cyndi Byrd's report for fiscal year 2024, released Monday afternoon, questioned costs totaling nearly $25 million in federal funds.

An early education expert says looser federal ratios, smaller overhead budgets and English-only rules could undercut a program serving thousands of low-income kids.

The federal law requires states to attain error rates below 6% or face paying a percentage of the state’s SNAP benefits, depending on the error rate level.

The One Big Beautiful Bill requires states to pay for some food assistance based on error rates. Advocacy groups want the penalties delayed to avoid SNAP service cuts.

Nonprofits across the state saw their funds drop by more than half at the same time domestic violence deaths are rising

The U.S. Department of Education has targeted four Kansas school districts for potential legal action.

The money will help Kansas City pay for police overtime, buy more cruisers and put ambassadors on public transit ahead of this summer's World Cup. Kansas City will host six matches, and the metro will be the base camp for four teams.

A spending package signed by Pres. Donald Trump will fund several programs at the National Weather Center in Norman that were once at risk of shuttering.

The Jan. 3 snapshot, though incomplete, indicates a stabler marketplace and less coverage loss than many experts and insurers feared.

Kansas received the sixth-highest amount among the states at $221 million.