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About $20 million in federal funds is headed to 17 Kansas institutions to research how the Sunflower State's infrastructure can better support residents before and after a natural disaster.

On Monday June 13, Representative Sharice Davids was recommended to serve on the House Agriculture Committee by the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee.

She is also Vice Chair of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and on the Small Business Committee, chairing the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $23.9 million in federal funds for the long-anticipated Upper Turkey Creek levee project, a major step in combating flooding issues that have bedeviled the city and downtown Merriam businesses for decades.

More federal funding has been secured to help lift downtown Merriam out of a floodplain.

Monday, Kansas 3rd Congressional District Rep. Sharice Davids announced $23.9 million will be allocated to the Upper Turkey Creek Flood Mitigation project.

Kansans who have been victims of pandemic relief-related fraud, including some Johnson Countians, may soon have a longer window in which to potentially seek justice.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has called on the U.S. Senate to pass a bill proposed by Senator Jerry Moran to better care for veterans exposed to deadly toxins during their military service.

The Kansas delegation in the U.S. House voted for bipartisan bills extending the statute of limitations to 10 years for prosecution of fraud in a pair of COVID-19 relief programs providing business loans.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are stepping up efforts to redeem billions in fraudulent small business loans.

The Small Business Administration says tens of thousands of fraudulent loans were taken out over the course of the pandemic. Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids said there were several victims in her district alone.