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- ↑ "Representative Dennis Miller". Kansas Legislature . Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Kansas GOP welfare reform efforts target food stamp work requirements" . The Topeka Capital-Journal . February 13, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
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