Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. David Toland, with a campaign platform that emphasizes economic development, have presided over an economy that reduced the jobless rate to 2.4%. GOP gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt criticized loss of private sector jobs in Kansas during April. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
BY TIM CARPENTER TOPEKA — The Kansas unemployment rate hovered at 2.4% in April with more than 35,000 residents of the state searching for a…
