Gov. Laura Kelly's budget calls for lawmakers to bolster child welfare operations with an additional $16 million in funding for staffing and services. The governor in her State of the State address blamed years of mismanagement in the Department for Children and Families for allowing "a moral crisis" to persist. Her budget director, Larry Campbell, outlined initiatives in a briefing Thursday with legislators. The plan calls for $4 million for an additional 55 full-time employees, $4.6 million to help coordination of support to families, and $7...
