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For the second time this month, a bipartisan business-development bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas cleared the U.S. House.
The latest on Monday was a bill put forward by Davids and Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, to assist U.S. veterans with identification of challenges tied to starting a business and accessing programs created to expand companies and add jobs.
Arranging enough transportation and lodging for the estimated 600,000 people who will visit Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup is a “work in progress,” says U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.
But after a meeting with local businesses and elected officials, she said she still feels confident the area will be ready by kickoff time roughly a year and a half from now.
Davids held a brief press availability Thursday morning after the closed-door meeting, which was focused on the hospitality industry.
Billions of tourism dollars are on the line as the U.S., including Kansas City, gets ready to host World Cup soccer next year.
To help the metro area get ready, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., hosted her fifth community conversation.
Erik Hansen of the U.S. Travel Association made a special trip from Washington, D.C., to attend the gathering in Mission, Kansas, on Thursday.
KSHB 41 has been covering the impact of Panasonic's electric vehicle battery facility slated to open in April.
For several weeks, KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson has been breaking down where billions of dollars are being committed from all levels of government on the project.
However, federal funding signed into law under President Joe Biden's administration could be in limbo.
The Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2022.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would give parents up to $6,000 per child in expanded tax credits.
It’s part of a wider piece of legislation called the Affordable Childcare Act, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., on the right and Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., on the left.
Bipartisan legislation to help veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs overcome barriers on the home front is back in Congress, with backing from two area lawmakers who say the time is now to get resources to those who served.
Bipartisan legislation to help veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs overcome barriers on the home front is back in Congress, with backing from two area lawmakers who say the time is now to get resources to those who served.
Legislative leaders have urged the Department of Transportation to make immediate upgrades to safety systems in the wake of a tragic aircraft collision that killed dozens.
On Friday, Feb. 14, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she joined a group of lawmakers who urged the Department of Transportation to immediately implement key safety reforms in the recently passed Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids delivered Valentine’s Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her 7th annual “Valentine’s for Veterans” program. After calling for community submissions, Davids’ team received more than 700 cards from all corners of Kansas’ Third District. Davids, whose mother served in the Army for 20 years, also highlighted the support available to Kansas City-area veterans through her office.
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers took a big step toward making E15 year-round sales permanent nationally by introducing legislation on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act may be the answer that ethanol and farm groups have been looking for to rectify what has been years of relying on waivers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to continue E15 sales in the summer months around the country.