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Kansas has received $83.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for projects that are expected to connect more than 21,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet service, say federal officials.
The money for Kansas is part of ten billion dollars in funds for capital improvement projects for states, territories, and Native American tribal governments, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
The projects are supposed to allow them to monitor health, work, and education.
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to protect marriage equality, a direct response to an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last month that called for reversing multiple decisions that enshrined LGBTQ rights.
The legislation, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, passed in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats present in supporting the measure. Seven Republicans did not vote.
Gov. Laura Kelly prevailed in a whirlwind economic development competition Wednesday by landing a commitment from Panasonic Corp. to build the largest electric vehicle battery plant in the world at an industrial park in eastern Kansas.
Kansas has received $83.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for projects that are expected to connect more than 21,000 homes and businesses to high-speed internet service, federal officials announced Thursday.
The money for Kansas is part of $10 billion in funds for capital improvement projects for states, territories and Native American tribal governments, the U.S. Treasury Department said. The projects are supposed to allow them to monitor health, work and education.
Fifty people from 27 different countries stood proud and tall as they put their hand in the air and took the the oath of allegiance Sunday at Children's Mercy Park.
It was an emotional but exciting moment.
"It was a relief for going through the process and finally being official. It's a very nice feeling as well," said Gabrielle Canteageso, who just became an American citizen. "I don't have the words to say, but I'm really happy.
As we gather this Fourth of July with friends and family, we might celebrate with fireworks, parades and burgers — myself included — but what we're really celebrating are our American values. This is a nation of innovators, of doers and makers, and it has been since the first Independence Day. But over the last few decades, we've lost jobs — lost entire industries — overseas. That became unavoidably clear as the pandemic upended the global economy and tangled supply chains.
The House of Representatives approved a firearm and mental health bill hatched in the Senate intended to reduce the growing number of mass shootings in the country.
The bill passed the House with mainly Democratic support. The bill passed by a 234-193 margin with 14 Republicans joining all 220 Democrats in passage.
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, "proudly" voted to pass the legislation with hopes it will "protect Kansas children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across the country."
Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after the House Natural Resources Committee advanced her bipartisan bill, H.R. 5444 the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, through markup:
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 Tuesday, June 14, U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) says the U.S. National Science Foundation awarded $20 million to support a new 5-year statewide initiative to ensure Kansas' infrastructure can support all communities before and after a disaster.