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As part of President Joe Biden’s 2021 infrastructure law, the Federal Railroad Administration is awarding Olathe nearly $18 million in federal funding to build an overpass over the crossing at Woodland Street and Northgate Road.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) pushed for answers Thursday from the U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rita Bitter. In prior months, both offices have received an increase in messages from constituents experiencing dramatic delays in requesting passports.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Summertime travel is starting to heat up, but many are still waiting for their U.S. Passport to arrive in the mail.
For some, it’s been more than a four-month wait.
On Thursday, two local congressmen sent a letter to the Department of State to try and help get those passports completed faster.
MERRIAM, Kan. — If you have an international trip planned later this year, but haven’t applied for a passport, you could be out of luck.
Some people say they are waiting months for their passports to arrive.
TOPEKA — Three of four Kansas members of the U.S. House voted to approve the debt ceiling bill despite protesting provisions of the deal worked out by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
U.S. Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) said Wednesday they had introduced legislation to expand access to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Pre-employment Screening Program as a way to increase safety and address supply chain shortfalls.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - U.S. Representatives from the Sunflower State have helped pass a bill meant to halt the flow of fentanyl inside U.S. borders.
On Thursday, May 25, Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) announced that he voted in favor of House Resolution 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The United States has quite the bill to pay in just a few days.
On June 1, the government is supposed to pay its veterans 12 billion dollars as a part of their benefits.
If the U.S. defaults on its loans, those payments may be delayed. The treasury will make the ultimate decision on who receives a check.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Gardner-Edgerton high school student will have her work of art on display in the nation's capital for a year.
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids announced Kinsey Savage's submission titled "Wander Through the Woods" won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District in Kansas.
A member of Congress from President Biden's own party is demanding that he and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas join Republicans at the negotiating table to find a bipartisan solution on immigration as the government's Title 42 expulsion policy comes to an end.