Consumer Alert: Storm damage in Greenwood, Butler counties could attract...
TOPEKA – (June 27, 2018) – Following last night’s tornado and hail damage in Greenwood and Butler counties, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is urging local residents to proceed with caution to...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt statement on Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announced retirement
TOPEKA – (June 27, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following statement in connection with today’s announcement by Justice Anthony Kennedy that he will step down as an Associate...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt, Chief Judge James Fleetwood to host exhibit on the Magna Carta
WICHITA – (June 29, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Chief Judge James Fleetwood will host a local display on the history of the Magna Carta – the 13th century document that set the...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Lawsuit challenging Israel boycott statute dismissed, new...
TOPEKA – (June 29, 2018) – A federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Kansas statute that prohibited the state from entering into certain contracts with individuals and companies that...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt and partners to announce new public awareness campaign...
TOPEKA – (July 5, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Monday will announce a new statewide public awareness effort targeting the demand for commercial sex, most often with children, which...
View ArticleGreenwood County man sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder, child abuse
EUREKA – (July 5, 2018) – A Greenwood County man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentional murder in the second degree and child abuse, Kansas Attorney General...
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AG Derek Schmidt, statewide partners announce new public awareness effort...
TOPEKA – (July 9, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a new statewide public awareness campaign targeting the demand for commercial sex in Kansas.Schmidt and representatives...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt charges six with Medicaid fraud, related crimes in national...
TOPEKA – (July 10, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced that his office has charged six individuals with Medicaid fraud and/or related charges as part of a nationwide...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Concealed carry application numbers continue to decline in...
TOPEKA – (July 11, 2018) – The number of Kansans applying for new concealed carry licenses continued to decline in the recently ended 2018 fiscal year, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges U.S. Senate to confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
TOPEKA – (July 12, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today urged the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt asks U.S Court of Appeals to rule CFPB structure...
TOPEKA – (July 13, 2018) – The governance structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has told a federal appellate court in...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 288 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (July 13, 2018) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 288 victims of violent crime at its July meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleYouth Suicide Prevention Task Force to meet Thursday in Salina
TOPEKA – (July 16, 2018) – A task force formed to study and recommend ways to reduce the incidence of youth suicide will meet this week in Salina.The group, formed by the Tower Mental Health Foundation...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Veterans charity shut down for violating consumer...
TOPEKA – (July 19, 2018) – A charity claiming to raise funds to send care packages to deployed service members has been shut down for violating state charity and consumer protection laws, Kansas...
View ArticleJefferson County roofer banned from doing business in Kansas, ordered to...
TOPEKA – (July 24, 2018) – A Jefferson County roofer has been banned from doing business in Kansas and ordered to repay two consumers after being found in violation of Kansas consumer protection laws,...
View ArticleAugusta modular home builder banned from doing business in Kansas, ordered to...
EL DORADO – (July 27, 2018) – An Augusta modular home builder has been banned from doing business in Kansas and ordered to repay more than $200,000 to Kansas consumers after being found in violation of...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt names former Allen County sheriff to lead fraud and elder...
TOPEKA – (July 31, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced that he has named former Allen County Sheriff Thomas R. Williams to lead his office’s fraud and abuse...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Constitution permits veterans memorials to include...
TOPEKA – (July 31, 2018) – The Constitution does not require that veterans memorials situated on public lands be stripped of religious imagery, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has told the U. S....
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt, 11th District Judges to host exhibit on the Magna Carta
TOPEKA – (July 27, 2018) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the judges of the 11th Judicial District will host a display on the history of the Magna Carta – the 13th century document that set...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt, Sunshine Coalition to offer free training on open...
TOPEKA – (August 1, 2018) – Free training sessions on Kansas open government laws will be offered at four locations this month, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Kansas Sunshine Coalition...
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