Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill expanding the power of the Medicaid inspector general – a division of Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office – to investigate welfare benefits for fraud.
Kelly called the legislation "completely redundant, inefficient, and a waste of taxpayer dollars," adding that she was unsure what problem the bill was trying to solve.
"Within the Kansas Department for Children and Families, there already exists a Fraud Investigations Unit that conducts this work with experts who have specific knowledge of how these programs . . .
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