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A potential change to federal water law involving two Kansas lakes and how interest is calculated could save the state's taxpayers more than $41 million.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, announced Thursday that she had requested the change after hearing from Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Water Office.
Legislation that would enable Congress to formally investigate the government’s role in Indian Boarding Schools—including vesting them with the power to subpoena church records—is once again in front of lawmakers.
The House Committee on Small Business on Wednesday passed Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (H.R. 7102) unanimously. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), who is a tribal citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) will enhance the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA).
The four members of the Kansas delegation to the U.S. House voted for a bill providing billions of dollars for a collection of federal business tax breaks and expansion of the child tax credit beneficial to low-income families.
Bipartisan sentiment of U.S. Reps. Jake LaTurner, Ron Estes and Tracey Mann, all Republicans, and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat, reflected the overall 357-70 vote in favor of the $79 billion package. The measure required a two-thirds majority to rush it to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas accentuated reproductive rights during her 2022 reelection campaign and wants no one to forget Monday’s anniversary of the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 1973, establishing national constitutional protections for abortion.
As we prepare to ring in the new year, I find myself reflecting on the achievements and challenges we experienced throughout 2023. From record numbers of small business applications to yet another historic Kansas City Super Bowl win, the past year had its highs, but also its lows — and this certainly holds true for Congress.
Overland Park has requested $850,000 in federal funds to help finance the replacement of nearly 200 aging traffic signal controllers across the city.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids’ office supported the request through the annual federal appropriations process.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids announced earlier this month the federal government will grant $16.2 million for local projects in the 3rd District. Davids said the projects included help purchase new law enforcement training vehicles, modernize a bridge that connects Kansas and Missouri and improve water access during extreme weather. The projects were passed March 6 as part of a broader bipartisan government funding bill.
On Wednesday, March 27th, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion in Olathe about the accomplishments and challenges farmers and producers face in Kansas. She was joined by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, Former Kansas Senator Pat Roberts, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam, and other policymakers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first deadline to enroll in health insurance through the federal marketplace is Dec. 15.
Enrolling in a plan by Dec. 15 ensures you’ll have coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2024. But open enrollment officially ends Jan.17, 2024.
This applies to insurance plans through what is commonly nicknamed “Obamacare.”