Kansas welcomes for-profit veteran ‘claim sharks,’ bundling contentious policy with popular bills

By: Grace Hills

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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TOPEKA — For-profit “claim sharks” can continue to charge veterans for an otherwise free service in Kansas under a new law that regulates rather than bans the practice, despite opponents’ legal and ethical concerns with the bill.

The contentious legislation was bundled into a package of more favorable bills, which former Republican representative and current Veterans of Foreign Wars lobbyist Jim Karleskint said was a political maneuver to make it difficult for legislators …

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