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The six members of the Kansas congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump on Monday to approve the governor’s request for federal assistance to help the state recover from damaging weather in early June.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Aug. 6 asked for a disaster declaration after severe storms that included tornadoes and flash flooding from June 3 to 7. The storms damaged farms and homes, downed electric power lines, and made roads impassable in some areas.
Two community projects in Olathe are among 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids 2026 House Appropriations Committee bills, meaning they may receive federal funds if approved.
The first is a request for $884,466 for sewer rehabilitation within the city. This would be used to replace old, worn out pipes and manhole covers.
Representative Sharice Davids announced that 14 community projects from Kansas’ Third District she submitted have been included in the Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. House Appropriations Committee bills. These projects, totaling $11,857,146, aim to rebuild aging roads and bridges, strengthen public safety and law enforcement, expand water access during extreme weather, and address other critical community needs.
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, led a bipartisan call to restore a federal suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth after the federal government ended the program.
The same morning President Donald Trump’s administration officially ended the LGBTQ+ component of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a bipartisan group of lawmakers stood a few feet from the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C., to decry the decision and demand that the specialized “Press 3” option be restored.
Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) led their colleagues in calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restore the Not Invisible Act Commission Report to their website. This report included critical information on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person (MMIP) crisis but was abruptly removed due to an executive order, erasing years of needed research.
Two Kansas City-area members of Congress announced Friday that federal funding has been approved to help cities keep visitors safe when they attend the World Cup matches next year.
Reps. Emanuel Cleaver II and Sharice Davids said in a statement that Congress has passed $625 million to support safety and security efforts in the 11 host cities, including Kansas City, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids denounced Tuesday “indiscriminate” staffing cuts at the National Weather Service that limited operations of the Goodland, Kansas, facility serving 80,000 people in three states.
Davids, a Democrat serving the 3rd District in Kansas, said the Goodland office of NWS lost its ability to deliver regular 24/7 forecasting services due to downsizing of personnel.
U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) and Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) will announce bipartisan legislation today to permanently expand tribal control over a program that provides food assistance to nearly 650,000 tribal members.
New solar panels have been affixed to the Shawnee Fire Station Headquarters with the help of $126,000 in federal funds to begin to save the city money.
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she recently visited the City of Shawnee Fire Station Headquarters to view new solar panels installed with federal resources she helped secure. At her request, more than $126,000 was approved for the project.