Tag: Derek Schmidt
Wichita Eagle tortures the truth opposing COVID compensation law
A recent Wichita Eagle news report attempted to change the narrative related to a legislative proposal, according to an attorney…
Schmidt, other state AGs threaten action over COVID relief strings
Kansas Attorney Derek Schmidt joined 20 other state attorneys general in a letter threatening to take action against the Biden…
AG Schmidt joins lawsuit to block ‘Mini-Green New Deal’
Kansas has joined a federal lawsuit seeking to block the implementation of a series of executive orders by the Biden…
Wichita gym owner’s COVID lawsuit on hold, pending legislative solution
A lawsuit by a Wichita gym owner asking for payment from the State of Kansas for his lost revenue because…
Kansas Attorney General: legislators should meet in-person
As legislators prepare to return to Topeka for the 2021 session and safely deal with COVID-19, an opinion from Kansas…
AG Schmidt backs constitutional amendment to prevent court packing
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt signed onto a bipartisan constitutional amendment proposal to set the number of U.S. Supreme Court…
Kansas AG says counties can opt out of Kelly’s school mask order
In another apparent abuse of the rule of law, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly insists — contrary to the advice of the top…
Governor’s order restricting church gatherings unconstitutional, interest group, AG say
UPDATE: Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council strikes down order An executive order limiting church attendance by Governor Laura Kelly, on the…
City of Frontenac won’t comply with Open Records requests
Earlier this year, the City of Frontenac in southeast Kansas requested $3,500 to provide documentation surrounding the secretive dismissal of…
Kansas Justice Institute scores first win for free speech in Kansas
Kansas raw milk farmers can now advertise their products with more than just a sign on their farms, thanks to…
Attorney General: Kelly administration risks lawsuits on remote sales tax policy
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued a legal opinion on September 30, stating Governor Laura Kelly’s unilateral expansion of remote…
AG Schmidt slaps back at Kelly administration sales tax directive
A sales tax directive, issued by Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration, exceeds the Governor’s authority, according to a legal opinion issued today by…
Goddard school lawsuit raises ethics concern
Following the announcement of a lawsuit against vaping manufacturers Juul at a press conference, a journalist asked Goddard Superintendent Justin…
AG Schmidt to issue legal opinion on Kelly’s internet sales tax increase
Attorney General Derek Schmidt will issue a legal opinion on Gov. Laura Kelly’s directive to expend the internet sales tax…
More money won’t end school funding litigation
Even if legislators give schools the extra $90 million per year that the Department of Education says is needed to…
Voter fraud prosecution may shift to Attorney General
Attorney General Derek Schmidt advocated to a Kansas House committee to eliminate the Kansas Secretary of State’s authority to prosecute…
Kansas GDP Falls, But Lawyers Want $1.5 Billion “More” For Schools
Forget the GDP–the half billion or so of newly committed money is apparently not money enough for the lawyers representing…
Denning: ‘We Did Our Work on Schools Last Year’
The Kansas Legislature will have a solution for school funding by April, Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning told the Sunflower…
State Treasurer Can’t Stop Overpayments to Public Schools
The Kansas State Treasurer’s Office looked into whether the state treasurer Jake LaTurner could refuse to issue school funding he…
CBD Oil Users, Sellers Criminalized by Recent AG’s Opinion
Amanda Grosserode suffered from insomnia for years. “I would go three, four, five nights with minimal sleep. That obviously crashes…
AG’s Office: State Law Does Not Allow KSDE to Set Minimum Transportation Funding
State law doesn’t allow the Kansas State Department of Education to allocate a minimum amount of funding for transportation, Kansas…
Legislators Have Duty to Resist Judicial Encroachment, KS Supreme Court Says
According to a 2015 Kansas Supreme Court decision, lawmakers have an obligation to oppose judicial overreach. In the ruling, Justice…
School Funding Debate Likely To Dominate 2018 Session
Debate on how to best deal with the Kansas Supreme Court’s ruling requiring the legislature to craft a new school…
Wichita Eagle Takes Deserved Victory Lap Due to AG Opinion
The Wichita Eagle is taking a well-deserved victory lap following the release of an opinion from Kansas Attorney General Derek…