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Earlier in September, a Texas law banned most abortions after six weeks, often well before a woman would realize she's pregnant. Then, the Supreme Court declined to block the law, for now.

So, Democrats are trying another tactic to protect access to abortion through the Women's Health Protection Act, scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives on Friday.

Restaurants struggle to hire, get customers in the door as pandemic drags on

Congresswoman Sharice Davids shared a video promoting affordable and healthy meals for Kansans.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas says she would support a new federal strategy to expand Medicaid in Kansas, which would provide health care for an estimated 165,000 more Kansans.

Davids, joined by local advocates and health care professionals who have advocated for expansion of Medicaid coverage in Kansas for years, called for the upcoming budget reconciliation package to both continue current federal incentives and include a federal plan to expand Medicaid coverage in states like Kansas.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., has announced that NeighborWorks America awarded $146,557 to Community Housing of Wyandotte County (CHWC) to provide counseling for households in the 3rd District of Kansas who are facing housing instability.

CHWC offers free and low-cost housing counseling, financial education, and purchase assistance for families.

The Native American Voting Rights Act appears to have bipartisan support. If passed, the bill would make it easier for Native Americans to cast their ballots, especially on tribal land. Congresswoman Sharice Davids and Jacqueline De León join Tiffany Cross to discuss.

By John Pepitone

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says it's time for the Sunflower State to expand Medicaid, which would provide healthcare to 165,000 more Kansans.

Davids and other supporters want to extend coverage in states like Kansas that have not expanded Medicaid benefits.

The Medicaid Saves Lives Act would create a "look-alike" program through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which would extend health care benefits to any individual whose income is less than $17,774 a year.

Wednesday, Sept. 8, marks Native Women's Equal Pay Day—the day it takes Native women in America to earn what non-Hispanic white men finished making on December 31 of last year. We're marking this day on September 8 because it takes nine months longer for Native women to earn the same wage that men do.

Proposed federal legislation in the U.S. House aims to give Native American-owned small businesses a stronger voice within the Small Business Administration.

The proposed Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act would double funding for the SBA's Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) for five years and establish an Associate Administrator position to drive the office's activity.