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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A U.S. Congresswoman visited a massive Kansas road project she helped secure funding for on Thursday.
Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas’ 3rd District visited the 69Express project, and crews put her to work.
The state is expanding U.S. 69 Highway from 103rd to 151st streets because it’s too congested and dangerous. Traffic can backup for miles during rush hour.
For more than a decade, veterans groups fought for recognition and VA benefits for illnesses caused by exposure to the fumes from jet fuel fires that torched military waste during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now, a year after Congress finally acted, more than 8,000 Kansas veterans have filed claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking benefits under the PACT Act, which stands for Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics.
TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran marked the one-year anniversary of a federal law extending health care to service members potentially harmed by toxins by urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve public awareness of the program and speed processing of applications.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids visited the Overland Park Police Department for a ride along and tour on Monday.
She said the goal was to learn more about the daily duties of local law enforcement and what federal resources they need to keep the community safe.
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Rep. Sharice Davids visited the Overland Park Justice Center on Monday morning to spend some time with local law enforcement officers while the U.S. House of Representatives is on recess.
The trip included a conversation with department leadership during the regular staff meeting, a tour of the facilities and a ride along with a patrol officer.
OLATHE, Kan. — Cries of laughter and joy echo within the Kjelshus household in Olathe, Kansas. Mikkel and Kayla are the proud parents of two young children. Their daughter, Charlie, is creative with a big imagination. Teddy, a toddler, is already showing interest in sports.
“The best part [of fatherhood] is when you see your kids for the first time in the day or in the afternoon after school,” Mikkel said. “It’s a lot of fun to see how excited they are to see you.”
Like many Kansans, my holiday travel last year was impacted by widespread flight delays and cancellations. And while our country’s skies are recognized as the safest globally thanks to the hard work of pilots and ground crews, we’ve seen a troubling uptick in near-collisions at airports throughout the U.S.
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas and Ho-Chunk
U.S. Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska and Yup'ik
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma and Chickasaw
When the U.S. joined the war effort after the attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of Native Americans walked into recruiting offices to serve a country that had already taken so much from them.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansas could get another $25 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to seal off abandoned oil wells, which can pose a health risk.
Kansas received an initial $25 million in funding to plug wells last year. The Kansas Corporation Commission manages the process. More than 1,200 of the state’s remaining orphaned wells were sealed using that money, according to the KCC.
Wells that are left unplugged could contaminate the water supply and put people’s health at risk.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas will be receiving $13.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to modernize electrical grid infrastructure in the state.
On Wednesday, Governor Laura Kelly announced the investment would be provided through the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program. The Kansas Corporation Commission will administer the funds to strengthen the power grid against natural disasters and advance projects to attract, train and retain workers, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor.