Lt. Gov. David Toland, who also serves as secretary at the Kansas Department of Commerce, defends the agency’s allocation of nearly $150 million in federal funding for infrastructure and economic development projects in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new legislative audit, the third in a series, addresses questions raised by lawmakers. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
By Tim CarpenterKansas Reflector.com TOPEKA — Kansas Department of Commerce secretary David Toland shared with state legislators his frustration with the third state audit of…