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MERRIAM, Kan. — Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address Tuesday night, Kansas’ 3rd District Congresswoman, Democrat Sharice Davids, hosted a call Tuesday morning.
A guest of hers, included someone who works closely with Kansas farmers.
This comes as Trumps administration is proceeding with tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, a move he says is to combat “US national security threats.” You can learn more about the tariffs from the White House here.
TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas said President Donald Trump’s administration shouldn’t cancel a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon and transfer work on the Federal Aviation Administration’s traffic control system to presidential adviser Elon Musk’s own company.
Davids, the 3rd District Democrat who serves on the aviation subcommittee of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the potential deal with Musk raised conflict-of-interest issues.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids underscored her opposition to federal Medicaid cuts Friday and called out “failure of leadership” in Topeka for the Legislature’s refusal to expand Kansas’ Medicaid program.
Davids, a fourth-term Democrat, voted Tuesday against what she called a “partisan bill,” referring to a budget measure that cleared the U.S. House by a thin margin. The measure could include nearly $900 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next 10 years.
For the second time this month, a bipartisan business-development bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas cleared the U.S. House.
The latest on Monday was a bill put forward by Davids and Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, to assist U.S. veterans with identification of challenges tied to starting a business and accessing programs created to expand companies and add jobs.
Arranging enough transportation and lodging for the estimated 600,000 people who will visit Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup is a “work in progress,” says U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.
But after a meeting with local businesses and elected officials, she said she still feels confident the area will be ready by kickoff time roughly a year and a half from now.
Davids held a brief press availability Thursday morning after the closed-door meeting, which was focused on the hospitality industry.
Billions of tourism dollars are on the line as the U.S., including Kansas City, gets ready to host World Cup soccer next year.
To help the metro area get ready, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., hosted her fifth community conversation.
Erik Hansen of the U.S. Travel Association made a special trip from Washington, D.C., to attend the gathering in Mission, Kansas, on Thursday.
KSHB 41 has been covering the impact of Panasonic's electric vehicle battery facility slated to open in April.
For several weeks, KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson has been breaking down where billions of dollars are being committed from all levels of government on the project.
However, federal funding signed into law under President Joe Biden's administration could be in limbo.
The Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2022.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would give parents up to $6,000 per child in expanded tax credits.
It’s part of a wider piece of legislation called the Affordable Childcare Act, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., on the right and Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., on the left.
Bipartisan legislation to help veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs overcome barriers on the home front is back in Congress, with backing from two area lawmakers who say the time is now to get resources to those who served.
Bipartisan legislation to help veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs overcome barriers on the home front is back in Congress, with backing from two area lawmakers who say the time is now to get resources to those who served.