Kansas to seek Supreme Court review of three cases
Kansas will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review three recent lower court decisions that overturned state criminal convictions or sentences, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.
View ArticleKansas City man ordered to pay restitution in Medicaid fraud case
A Kansas City, Kan., man was ordered last week to pay restitution related to Medicaid fraud, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.
View ArticleAG Schmidt asks EPA to delay new power plant rules
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt yesterday asked the Environmental Protection Agency to delay implementation of its new power plant regulations, avoiding the need to seek a court-ordered delay.
View ArticleAG Schmidt: Roofer banned from doing business in Kansas
A Derby roofer has been banned from doing business in Kansas after failing to register with the attorney general’s office or respond to a lawsuit filed in May, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleAG Schmidt sues EPA for rejecting state plans for complying with greenhouse...
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt yesterday joined 15 other attorneys general and a state agency in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for invalidating the individual air quality...
View ArticleMadison woman ordered to pay restitution in Medicaid fraud case
A Madison woman was ordered today to pay more than $10,000 in restitution related to Medicaid fraud, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.
View ArticleKansas sues for delay in new greenhouse gas regulation
TOPEKA – (August 14, 2015) – Kansas and 14 other states have asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s new greenhouse gas regulation before it takes...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: 238 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (August 14, 2015) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 238 victims of violent crime at its August meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleWichita woman ordered to repay Medicaid program for home health fraud
WICHITA – (August 14, 2015) – A Wichita woman was ordered today to repay more than $7,000 to the Kansas Medicaid program after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney General...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: Unregistered roofer prohibited from doing business
A Chapman roofing contractor has been prohibited from doing business in Kansas, following a recent lawsuit accusing him of failing to comply with Kansas consumer protection laws, Attorney General...
View ArticleAG Schmidt’s office, Sunshine Coalition to offer training on open government...
TOPEKA – (August 18, 2015) – The Kansas Attorney General’s Office and the Sunshine Coalition for Open Government will offer a free training session on Kansas open records and open meetings laws in...
View ArticleWichita woman ordered to repay $41,000 for Medicaid fraud
WICHITA – (August 21, 2015) – A Wichita woman was ordered today to repay more than $41,000 to the Kansas Medicaid program after pleading no contest to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleAG Schmidt sues New York company for violating No Call Act
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has sued a New York-based business for violating the Kansas No Call Act.
View ArticleAG Schmidt asks EPA to withdraw “Waters of the U.S.” rule
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined 27 other states in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the final regulation regarding the “Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of...
View ArticleUlysses woman charged with murder, child abuse
A Ulysses woman yesterday was formally charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a child, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.
View ArticleKansas City woman ordered to repay $21,000 for Medicaid fraud
A Kansas City woman was ordered today to repay more than $21,000 to the Kansas Medicaid program after pleading no contest to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.
View ArticleAG Schmidt statement on injunction blocking ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule
TOPEKA – (August 28, 2015) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following statement on the temporary injunction issued yesterday by a federal judge in North Dakota, blocking for now...
View ArticleAG Schmidt statement on scheduling of appeal of abortion-law injunction
TOPEKA – (September 2, 2015) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued the following statement on the decision by the Kansas Supreme Court not to assume jurisdiction over the state’s appeal...
View ArticleAG Schmidt statement on Solomon v. Kansas ruling
TOPEKA – (September 2, 2015) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued the following statement on this afternoon’s ruling by Shawnee County District Judge Larry Hendricks that Section 11 of...
View ArticleAttorney General’s office, KBI to provide consumer protection, personal...
TOPEKA – (September 4, 2015) – The Kansas Attorney General’s office and Kansas Bureau of Investigation will provide Kansans with consumer protection and public safety information at the Kansas State...
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