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Clara Rose DeSelms
Veronica and Jacob DeSelms of Marion are the
parents of a daughter, Clara Rose DeSelms, born
April 19, 2016, at Newman Regional Health.
Grandparents are Jim and Debbie DeSelms of
Maple Hill and John and Cecille Noohan of Derby.
KANSAS LEGISLATIVE
PANEL VOTES NOT
TO AUDIT DCF FOR
DISCRIMINATION
By Steven Koranda
Kansas Public Radio
A panel of Kansas lawmakers has voted not to audit
a state agency to see if there’s
discrimination against samesex couples. As KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports, an audit would have looked for discrimination when it comes to
foster care and adoption.
In a letter to the committee, the head of the Kansas
Department for Children
and Families said the agency
doesn’t discriminate against
same-sex couples. That was
enough for Republican Senator Jeff Longbine to suggest
they hold off on an audit.
“Since they have formally
come out and said they are
not discriminating, they
don’t have policies either for
same-sex couples or against
same-sex couples, maybe
we should take them at their
word for a while and see how
they behave,” says Longbine.
Democratic Representative Jim Ward pushed for the
audit. He says there is some
evidence discrimination may
be happening and they need
to find out more.
“Because people who
discriminate typically d