Tag: Derek Schmidt
Prosecution powers retained for secretary of state
Another attempt to strip prosecution powers from the Kansas secretary of state died in the Senate on Monday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee rewrote a bill...
Senate panel delays Medicaid expansion bill
A proposal to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 150,000 Kansans stalled in a committee Monday as lawmakers slowed the bill down to consider...
Sunday Reader: Understaffed Medicaid fraud unit and more
Good morning everyone:
We sincerely hope there is more on your mind today than politics. The Chiefs play their biggest game since 1970, so we...
Schmidt appeals for indoor e-cigarette ban
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Thursday urged lawmakers to close a loophole that allows e-cigarettes and vaping in public indoor locations where smoking...
BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses judicial salary case
(Updated to include response from House speaker and more details about salaries)
The Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by six judges...
Attorney general seeks to limit local government lawsuits
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is backing a bill that would limit local governments from bringing lawsuits similar to litigation seeking damages resulting from...
UPDATED: Attorney general calls for indoor ban on e-cigarettes
(Updated to include link to bill)
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday called for a law that would ban e-cigarettes and vaping at most...
Sunday Reader: Challenge for Miller?; Capitol grill menu
Good morning everyone:
Just in case you're not counting, there are eight days left before the 2020 Legislative session begins.
We will soon be leaving the...
Sunday Reader: Watkins loses fundraiser; Medicaid fraud
Good morning everyone:
It's Thanksgiving week. So we can only hope things will slow down a little bit. (They never really do, but we can...
Sunday Reader: State’s payout to CGI; High marks for roads
Good morning everyone:
It seems like it was a week dominated by Medicaid, which could be a bellwether of the approaching legislative session.
The fault lines...