Audit says Commerce lacks policies that prevent hiring of staffer with criminal background

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The Kansas Commerce Department had inadequate policies and procedures that would ferret out job applicants with criminal histories similar to the background of a former employee who was hired to oversee millions in federal grants.

A new audit out on Monday found that the agency's hiring policies didn't include any type of criminal history check for any job other than one in state law for the state boxing commissioner.

"I have great concern over this," said Republican . . .

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