TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers expressed discomfort with the Commerce Department's operations and authority to reward companies without proving the value of taxpayer investments.

The department crafted an economic incentives package in 2016 to keep a food products supplier's headquarters in Wichita. Cargill is receiving funding from the Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK) program to retain and grow jobs while starting and ending with the same employee total, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported .

Department officials expected Cargill to reduce its staff by more than 100 by last...