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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.

It "now heads to the U.S. Capitol where it will be displayed for the next year," Davids stated.

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.

Gov. Laura Kelly and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids lauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for granting an emergency waiver to permit sale of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol to continue during the summer months in Kansas.

Kelly said in a statement Wednesday the waiver went into effect May 1 and would last through May 20, which would be the federal statutory maximum of 20 days. The EPA is expected to issue additional waivers to extend the exemption in states such as Kansas.

Last week, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids took official action to lower the cost of gas for Kansans, advocating for immediate and long-term solutions through the year-round sale of fuel blended with higher volumes of ethanol. First, she requested an emergency waiver from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to allow the sale of E-15 – fuel blended with 10.5 to 15 percent ethanol – during the 2023 summer season in Kansas.

Additionally, she co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would make the year-round sale of this fuel permanent year-round and in all states.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, the Kansas Democrat representing the 3rd District in the Kansas City area, said she was convinced the U.S. Supreme Court properly allowed the abortion drug mifepristone to remain available while legal challenges worked through the federal courts.

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled oral argument May 17 on a challenge to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion drug.

The agriculture education and Future Farmers of America programs at Spring Hill High School have continually grown stronger during the past 20 years.

And on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids visited Spring Hill High School to talk to ag students as part of her Farm Bill listening tour. During her tour, Davids has visited farms, ranches and businesses throughout the 3rd District before she considers the 2023 Farm Bill proposal. Davids currently serves on the House Agriculture Committee.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids announced Wednesday she took steps to work towards the year-round sale of E15 fuel in Kansas, which is blended with higher amounts of ethanol, amid cuts in foreign oil production.

Local law enforcement agencies in Kansas' Third Congressional District, including Johnson County, can now apply for federal grants to support criminal drug investigation efforts.

The COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program will provide up to $2 million for local law enforcement, while the Anti-Heroin Task Force has up to $4 million in funds available.