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Hundreds of thousands of federal dollars will be coming to Kansas City, Kansas, to improve flood protection for a vital area.
In the face of rising insulin costs, recent legislation could make it easier for diabetic Kansans to afford it.
Rep. Sharice Davids recently voted to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin co-pays at $35 for people with private insurance or on Medicare.
At a roundtable discussion at Johnson County's Central Resource Library on Friday, Rep. Sharice Davids discussed the impacts of capping those costs with Johnson County residents who experience them firsthand.
In the face of rising insulin costs, recent legislation could make it easier for diabetic Kansans to afford it.
Rep. Sharice Davids recently voted to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin co-pays at $35 for people with private insurance or on Medicare.
At a roundtable discussion at Johnson County's Central Resource Library on Friday, Rep. Sharice Davids discussed the impacts of capping those costs with Johnson County residents who experience them firsthand.
Six public transit projects in Wyandotte County totaling over $1.25 million will receive federal funding, according to an announcement from Gov. Laura Kelly.
The Unified Government grants were part of a $13.2 million total with 48 public transit projects across the state of Kansas, according to a news release.
Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez joined and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz joined the governor for the announcement, according to the wnews release.
Happy Monday from YOUR KC Morning Show!
On the show today, we hear from Representative Sharice Davids ahead of the KC Climate Action Summit, happening April 9th, at Johnson County Community College!
We wrap with an SKC Sports Thing, with Nate Bukaty, co-host of The Border Patrol on Sports Radio 810, WHB.
As gas and oil CEOs line up to testify over allegations of price-gouging, Congresswoman Sharice Davids has again called for the suspension of the federal gas tax.
As oil and gas company CEOs testify before Congress over price-gouging allegations, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) says she continued her efforts to get Kansans immediate relief at the pump through the suspension of the federal gas tax.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., made a friendly wager on the NCAA championship game with Rep. David Price of North Carolina.
According to Rep. Davids' office, she bet barbecue. Rep. Davids enjoyed the Hershey's Kit Kats she received from a fellow legislator in her bet on the University of Kansas against Villanova on Saturday.
The championship game between KU and North Carolina started about 8:05 p.m. Monday in New Orleans.
Rep. Sharice Davids, who represents Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, and Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania have made a friendly wager ahead of the University of Kansas vs. Villanova University Final Four game.
"I'm so confident that I'm willing to bet and bring in some KC barbecue, all the way from Kansas," Davids said in a social media video.
If Villanova beats Kansas, Davids will bring Meuser some Kansas City barbecue.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to cap insulin costs at $35 a month for people with private insurance and Medicare.
The Affordable Insulin Now Act caps cost-sharing for a month's supply of insulin products at $35 or 25% of a plan's negotiated price, whichever is less, starting in 2023.
The house voted 232-193 for the act. Rep. Sharice Davids, who represents Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, was one of the votes in favor of the cap.
In the early morning hours on Friday, Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids took a tour of Growing Futures Early Education Center in Overland Park.
The nonprofit organization run through Head Start serves 223 children up to the age of 5 and their families in Johnson County by providing early childhood education, health nutrition, social services, mental health, parent education and more.
Head Start is a program partially funded by the federal government that serves low-income families, all of whom live at 100% of the federal poverty level.