Universities use this KY agency to take millions from debtors without a court order

Lexington Herald Leader: The Kentucky Department of Revenue has collected at least $50 million since 2006 from students who owed money to nearly all of Kentucky’s public universities, and gotten millions more in fees.

Much of that money has come from garnishing paychecks and tax refunds, which the revenue department, unlike a regular collections agency, can do without a court order.

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