Federal cuts to job training funds could hurt

Further reductions continue to plague the employment and training programs in south-central Kansas. In my last piece, published April 17, I reported the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas lost more than $200,000 of employment and training funds due to a rescission by the federal government. As Eagle business writer Jerry Siebenmark reported on Aug. 21, the Workforce Alliance also received a cut in funding of approximately $2.8 million for program year 2008, which is approximately half of...