Kansas Senator Marshall Billing Redux

This campaign season foible is worth peek at we should have had it sooner but our smarter readers sent it our way. 

The basics . . .

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) on Saturday settled a six-year-old unpaid bakery bill after its owner accused him of stiffing the business on nearly $700 worth of cookies and other sweets. The conservative lawmaker pled ignorance of the unpaid bill, but added a hefty amount of interest to make up for the very late payment.

"As some folks may have seen, there was a post on social media regarding an unpaid 2020 cookie bill," Marshall posted on X. "We have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double."

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That's How the Cookie Crumbles: GOP Senator Who Sued Patients for Medical Debt Gets Shamed into Paying Bakery Bill After Six Years

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) settled a six-year-old unpaid bakery bill after its owner accused him of stiffing the business on nearly $700 worth of cookies

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For us this story that's also about billing is more like campaign consultant tip more than "investigative" journalism.

Marshall charged 18% on medical bills - more than other Kansas doctors who sued

In reviewing thousands of court documents, the Star found no other medical providers that charged annual interest at 18% or any other specified rate above 12%.

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