Former Kansas legislator says veteran benefits ‘claim sharks’ won over GOP leadership with lobbying

Former Kansas legislator says veteran benefits ‘claim sharks’ won over GOP leadership with lobbying

BY GRACE HILLSKansas Reflector TOPEKA — A bill that would greenlight unaccredited for-profit claim consultants to continue to skim benefits from Kansas veterans — likely in conflict with federal law — cleared the House and is working its way through the Senate, even though lawmakers considered banning the practice two years ago. So why the switch-up? Jim Karleskint, a former Republican representative from Tonganoxie and Vietnam War veteran who n…