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Veterans who return to the workforce as entrepreneurs face unique challenges when exiting full-time military life, said Brian Newton. A bipartisan push by two members of Kansas City’s delegation to the U.S. House could ease the transition for veterans-turned-small business owners.

Rep. Sharice Davids (she/her) is currently serving Kansas’s 3rd Congressional District in Congress. Sharice was raised by a single mom who spent more than 20 years serving in the US Army. She worked her way from Johnson County Community College to Cornell Law School, juggling multiple jobs to put herself through school. Sharice went on to work in economic and community development on Native American reservations, helping tribes to create programs and initiatives for growth.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City area has been selected by the Biden administration as one of 31 technology hubs across the nation as part of an initiative aiming to spur innovation and create jobs.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Funds are set to flow into the Sunflower State to make the state’s electrical grid more resilient in the face of severe weather.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced that the Sunflower State is set to receive funds from the U.S. Department of Energy to make the state’s electrical grid more robust and resilient during extreme weather events. The move is part of the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue Portfolio.

Nearly a half-million dollars in federal funds are expected to help two local programs forge a new STEM-based job training initiative to help Kansas City-region job seekers find permanent high-wage careers in tech.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City region, from Columbia to Manhattan, is officially a tech hub beating more than 400 applications from across the country.

The city will be working towards becoming a hub for vaccine production as the federal government sees the region with a lot of potential. The area as a whole will be focused on a large section of eastern Kansas and western Missouri from Manhattan to Columbia.

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids said weeks of discord and chaos over selection of a new speaker of the U.S. House demonstrated the necessity of taking a bipartisan approach to congressional business.

Davids, the 3rd District Democrat, said extreme viewpoints pushed by some members of Congress prevented action of legislation tied to support of Israel and Ukraine, the resolution of spending disputes, and work to strengthen the nation’s economy.

Overland Park, Kan. (KCTV) - The Jewish Community Center in Overland Park hosted the 11th Jewish Culture Fest on Sunday. The event highlights the best of Jewish culture, but also featured a special service on Sunday evening in light of the situation in Israel.

“Quite simply, being together is everything,” said Rabbi David Glickman of Congregation Beth Shalom. “Feeling loved by one another and giving love to one another is everything right now.”