AG Derek Schmidt urges federal action to increase access, affordability for...
TOPEKA – (August 4, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today urged federal agencies to exercise special legal authority to increase the availability of remdesivir, a drug showing results in...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt to U.S. Senate: Pass Driving for Opportunity Act to help...
TOPEKA – (August 5, 2020) – Congress should support states that choose to make it easier to reinstate driving privileges for low-income Americans, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt told the U.S....
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 207 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (August 7, 2020) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 207 victims of violent crime at its August meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleKansas sues to block Wyandotte Nation casino in Park City
TOPEKA – (August 10, 2020) – The State of Kansas has asked a federal court to set aside a decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior that allows the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma to build and...
View ArticleAG Schmidt applauds signing of Veterans Treatment Court Coordination Act
TOPEKA – (August 11, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says a new law funding Veterans Treatment Courts will give states an additional tool to help reintegrate veterans returning home from...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt issues formal legal opinion on mitigating spread of COVID-19...
TOPEKA – (August 11, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued a formal legal opinion addressing the authority of boards of county commissioners and local school boards to adopt public...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt seeks authority to compensate seniors who become victims of...
TOPEKA – (August 12, 2020) – Federal funding to compensate victims of crime should be made available to senior citizens defrauded of their life savings, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today told...
View ArticleMissouri-based company banned from door-to-door sales in Kansas
LEAVENWORTH – (August 13, 2020) – A Missouri tree care, asphalt and paving company has been permanently banned from door-to-door sales in Kansas and ordered to pay nearly $20,000 in fines and...
View ArticleEdwards County woman ordered to repay $30,000 for Medicaid fraud
KINSLEY – (August 14, 2020) – An Edwards County woman has been ordered to repay $30,000 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt statement on the passing of Olathe Mayor Mike Copeland
TOPEKA – (August 20, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued the following statement on the passing of longtime Olathe Mayor Mike Copeland:“Mike Copeland was the familiar face of the...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 10th Circuit opinion affirms states’ authority to require...
TOPEKA – (August 24, 2020) – A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has reaffirmed the authority of states to maintain sex offender registries to inform the public and...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt, Kansas Hospital Association partner to combat human...
TOPEKA – (August 27, 2020) – Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a new partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association to create an online toolkit for increased awareness within the health...
View ArticleConsumer Alert: Use caution when directing disaster donations
TOPEKA – (August 31, 2020) – In light of the devastating natural disasters striking across the United States, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt warns Kansans to be aware of possible scam artists...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges President to support funds for National Child ID Program
TOPEKA – (September 1, 2020) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is seeking President Trump’s support for federal funding to support state efforts to protect children from exploitation, abduction...
View ArticleEllsworth man sentenced to more than 40 years for child sex crimes
ELLSWORTH – (September 4, 2020) – An Ellsworth man has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for convictions on four child sex-crime related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleSedgwick County man pleads guilty to charges in 2018 Barber County home invasion
MEDICINE LODGE – (September 4, 2020) – A Sedgwick County man has pleaded guilty to all charges for his role in a 2018 home invasion in rural Barber County.Ora Munger, 42, of Wichita, entered the plea...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 218 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (September 4, 2020) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 218 victims of violent crime at its September meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Work remains to reduce youth suicide in Kansas
TOPEKA – (September 10, 2020) – Kansas continues to make strides in providing support to reduce the number of suicides, but more work remains in order to reduce what unfortunately is the second leading...
View ArticleAttorney General’s Office to defend two state laws as Kansas Supreme Court...
TOPEKA – (September 15, 2020) – Attorneys with the office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt will argue this week for the Kansas Supreme Court to uphold two state statutes against constitutional...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Second Amendment protects 'fundamental constitutional right'
TOPEKA – (September 28, 2020) – A federal appellate court panel erred by upholding New Jersey’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt told...
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