Kansas GOP seeks to end federal unemployment benefits in effort to ‘return to normal’ – By Katie Bernard and Bryan Lowry (Kansas City Star) / May 13 2021
https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article248834524.html
In late April a Kansas activist posted in a Facebook group seeking unpaid unemployment claimants on behalf of a state Republican Party leader.
Kim Borchers, the Kansas Republican National Committeewoman, was in search of jobless people willing to describe their struggles with the Kansas Department of Labor in a video that would air as an attack against Gov. Laura Kelly in the 2022 gubernatorial race.
Cassandra Dickerson, the activist, agreed to help.
“It’s so challenging and difficult because I know it will be used to weaponize this election, particularly against Governor Kelly,” said Dickerson, a 40-year-old Olathe woman who has organized protests related to unemployment benefits in Kansas. “I’ve really tried to stay neutral in this situation but I cannot sit back and pretend that this did not happen and this did not happen under (Kelly’s) watch.”
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