Posted By: George Lawson July 13, 2021 @ 2:30 pm Local News, News By John Hanna, Associated Press: A Republican lawmaker is questioning whether Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s administration may have worsened unemployment fraud by not conducting adequate background checks on hundreds of people hired to help with a surge in claims during the pandemic. Senator Caryn Tyson of Parker raised the issue Tuesday as the state prepares to launch an unemployment fraud investigation. She serves on a new state council charged with auditing unemployment fraud and says she wants the audit to examine what kind of checks the state did on more than 400 workers it hired.