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State and city leaders broke ground Thursday on a much anticipated change in Overland Park.
Overland Park approved a plan to add toll lanes to U.S. 69 Highway in 2021. Road crews will spend the next two years building express lanes along the highway from 103rd Street to 151st Street.
Next week, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids is bringing Overland Park resident Jessica Kidd, a recent graduate of Johnson County Community College's commercial driver's license program, to the U.S. Capitol as her guest for the State of the Union address.
Davids, a fellow JCCC alum, selected Kidd as her guest to Washington, D.C. to highlight her participation as a woman in trucking, who is making a viable career in an industry stunted by a shortage of drivers.
The President's State of the Union address takes place Feb. 7.
In her return to Congress after re-election in November, Sharice Davids will serve as a voice for Kansas on three major drivers of the state's economy, particularly in the newly-redrawn Kansas Third district, the congresswoman's office said Tuesday.
Late Monday night, U.S. Rep. Davids, D-Kansas, was granted a waiver to again serve on the House Small Business Committee — this time, within a Congress where Republicans hold a narrow majority and leadership positions on committees.
For the fifth year in a row, Kansas 3rd District representative Sharice Davids will be collecting and distributing Valentine's Day cards for veterans and their caregivers.
Residents can mail cards to Davids' office in Kansas City or email a message to KS03valentinesforvets@gmail.com from now through Monday, Feb. 13. She will deliver the cards and messages to Kansas veterans and caregivers at the Lenexa VA.
Clearly, Rep. Greg Landsman is getting the better end of this deal.
The Ohio Democrat, who represents Cincinnati, accepted a "friendly wager" from two Kansas City-area Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and Rep. Sharice Davids, ahead of the AFC Championship Game on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of last season's AFC title game.
There's a lot going on in Washington. We speak with Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids about the role she's playing in stories making the biggest headlines.
President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending package into law last month — and millions of it are headed to Johnson County.
The federal funding includes $14.2 million in requests from Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids and $43 million for the University of Kansas Cancer Center secured by Sen. Jerry Moran.
Here's a look at the projects getting federal funding in 2023:
KU Medical Center: $10 million
The Federal Communications Commission's state-by-state map of broadband availability didn't capture the potential of 1 million Kansans living in regions without adequate high-speed service, University of Kansas researchers said.
Change is needed to avoid another airline meltdown that impacted millions of people over Christmas weekend, according to one group of lawmakers.
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids and other members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee sent a letter asking the Department of Transportation to make sure Southwest Airlines is held accountable for the issues it caused.
The U.S. House is set to convene at noon today for a third day of voting to try and select a Speaker for the 118th Congress.
Rep. Sharice Davids, who represents Johnson County, voiced frustration Wednesday with the stalled start.
"I am in Congress to get things done for the people of Kansas, but unfortunately that work has been delayed by the new Republican majority's failure to choose a leader," Davids said in a statement Wednesday.