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Krystal Anderson, 40, died after the stillbirth of her daughter in March. But for the fact that she was a longtime Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and a popular figure in her community, the Leawood, Kansas resident would likely have joined the ranks of Black women lost to maternal mortality whose names are known only to their loved ones.
On a recent spring day, as planting season began for Kansas farmers, I gathered a group of bipartisan agriculture policy leaders, including former U.S. senator and chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Pat Roberts and current Kansas and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, to join me in hearing from Kansas farmers about their successes, challenges and priorities. From our conversations, one thing was resoundingly clear: Congress must pass a bipartisan farm bill.
The future of farming in Kansas was the center of the conversation March 27.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids took local, state and federal agricultural leaders of Congress with her to visit Finley Farms in Edgerton as part of her 3rd Congressional District farm tour she embarked on in 2022.
Representing Kansas’ third congressional district, Rep. Sharice Davids, discusses the agricultural challenges of her urban and rural district. She is also one of two Native American women who serve in Congress and in this interview shares how the federal government and tribal nations can work together.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and former Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts share bipartisan angst about political gridlock impeding progress on a new five-year farm bill outlining federal programs in agriculture, conservation, nutrition and trade.
A Vietnam War veteran from Shawnee has been reunited with medals he earned during his service overseas that had been missing for years.
On Friday, in front of a small crowd that included his family, Jerry Goff was given seven missing medals back during a presentation at U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids’ Johnson County office.
Leaders of Kansas City’s Tech Hubs initiative won’t find out until this summer if the regional effort will receive a new round of federal funding, but there’s already plenty to cheer, shared Dennis Ridenour.
Jerry and Markanna Goff know it’s the little things that can be most significant, like moments you can look back on that show life’s accomplishments through heirlooms, photos, or medals.
“It’s important, you know," Markanna Goff said.
Fighting in a mixed martial arts (MMA) match is a lot like fighting to win an election, says Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS).
Area legislators have introduced a resolution to honor the Kansas City Chiefs’ most recent Super Bowl run.