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February 20, 2025

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.

 


February 20, 2025

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.

 


February 20, 2025

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.

 


February 18, 2025

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.

 


February 18, 2025

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.

 


February 15, 2025

Legislative leaders have urged the Department of Transportation to make immediate upgrades to safety systems in the wake of a tragic aircraft collision that killed dozens.

 

On Friday, Feb. 14, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she joined a group of lawmakers who urged the Department of Transportation to immediately implement key safety reforms in the recently passed Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act.

 


February 14, 2025

Today, Representative Sharice Davids delivered Valentine’s Day cards at the Lenexa VA as part of her 7th annual “Valentine’s for Veterans” program. After calling for community submissions, Davids’ team received more than 700 cards from all corners of Kansas’ Third District. Davids, whose mother served in the Army for 20 years, also highlighted the support available to Kansas City-area veterans through her office.

 


February 13, 2025

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers took a big step toward making E15 year-round sales permanent nationally by introducing legislation on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

 

The Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act may be the answer that ethanol and farm groups have been looking for to rectify what has been years of relying on waivers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to continue E15 sales in the summer months around the country.

 

Issues:Agriculture

February 11, 2025

A bill that could offer a reprieve for businesses seeking certainty on beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements is quietly making its way through Congress.

 

On February 10, the House unanimously passed H.R. 736, the Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act. The bill would postpone the BOI reporting deadline for one year for most companies (those reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024). Under the bill, the new reporting deadline would be January 1, 2026.

 


February 9, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - After failures left communities around the metro without a warning system for severe weather, legislative leaders introduced a bill to improve the nation’s system.

 

U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) says she recently introduced the bipartisan Weather Alert Response and Notification - WARN - Act to modernize the nation’s emergency alert systems.