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Despite a recent surge in the elections of female politicians nationwide, social barriers that prevent women from becoming involved with politics remain pervasive, panelists said at a March 22 event featuring prominent women in government.
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Kansas Senators and Representatives are calling on President Joe Biden to authorize a state funeral for the last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just days after voting to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) visited a vaccine clinic in Overland Park.
Dr. Jennifer Watts, Children's Mercy Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, gave Davids a tour of the clinic Saturday at the Shawnee Mission School District Center for Academic Achievement in Overland Park.
Hundreds of jobs that were eliminated because of financial issues during the COVID-19 pandemic are restored, many right here in Kansas and Missouri.
Lawmakers from both states supported the decision by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to restore 500 positions.
After burning through cash reserves last year, Kansas City is set to receive $195 million in federal aid that Mayor Quinton Lucas hailed as a "game-changer" for the financially-pressed city.
Congress gave final passage Wednesday to President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. It provides a $350 billion windfall for state and local governments nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist, and other members of Congress met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris today at the White House to discuss transportation and infrastructure.
President Joe Biden sat down with two Kansas City area lawmakers Thursday to discuss what will likely be his next major proposal: A massive infrastructure bill.
The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday evening that would massively expand mail voting, enable same-day registration for federal elections and ban partisan gerrymandering among other major election reforms.
Representative Sharice Davids and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall want a federal commission to hurry up and approve Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's emergency request.