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Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $394,310 to Garnett Municipal Airport to reconstruct a crumbling runway. The award stems from the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, which was supported by the bipartisan infrastructure law. Davids, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was the only member of the Kansas delegation to vote for the law.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new investments in Kansas that will strengthen food supply chains, increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, and lower food costs. Through two grant programs, created by the Davids-supported American Rescue Plan, meat and poultry processers across Kansas will receive more than $10.5 million. These actions will help lower food costs by spurring competition and strengthening supply chains.
OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids held a townhall at Ridgeview Village Senior Living in Olathe to celebrate new reduction in prescription drug costs for Kansans on Medicare. As a result, 74,000 Kansans who take these prescription drugs will see their costs decrease by up to 79 percent. Davids was the only member of Kansas’ congressional delegation to support these new cost-saving measures, that will lower Americans' out-of-pocket drug costs by $1.5 billion in the first year alone.
Representative Sharice Davids released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced newly reduced prices for the first 10 prescription drugs, listed here, negotiated by Medicare. 74,000 Kansans will save up to 79 percent on their prescriptions.
MISSION, KS - Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with local high school students, focusing on mental health challenges and solutions for the nearly one in five teenagers affected each year. As the school year begins, Davids is dedicated to supporting Kansas youth by advocating for stronger mental health resources and policies that address their needs, ensuring every student has the support they deserve to thrive inside and outside the classroom.
OTTAWA, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited AdventHealth Ottawa Health Park to tour their newly expanded health park, which now offers enhanced services, including behavioral health and express care. During her visit, Rep.
Today, after a week touring Kansas’ Third District to witness the impact of her project requests, Representative Sharice Davids joined local leaders to celebrate the success of these initiatives. The 15 projects, totaling $15.8 million in fiscal year 2024, will help purchase new law enforcement training vehicles, modernize roads and bridges, improve water access during extreme weather, and more.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a portion of Highway US-69 in Johnson County to celebrate her successful funding request to relocate or modify sanitary sewers along the busy roadway.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Kansas Avenue Bridge replacement project to celebrate her and Representative Jake LaTurner’s (R-KS-02) successful funding request to help replace a bridge that connects Kansas to Missouri and supports 8,000 trips daily.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan tax package aimed at reducing taxes for hardworking families and small businesses in Kansas.
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Kansas families could soon have more information about savings and investment options for their children under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Derek Schmidt, and Sharice Davids.
The Born to Invest Act would create a nationwide framework based on a program recently established in Kansas. The goal is to help parents and guardians learn about tax-advantaged accounts that can be used to save for children’s futures.
Representatives Sharice Davids and Gabe Evans announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation aimed at making it easier for families to apply for Social Security survivor benefits. The Survivor Benefits Application Modernization Act would require the Social Security Administration to create an online system for scheduling appointments and applying for survivor benefits.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced an $8.3 million federal award for the Kansas State Department of Education through the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program.
The funding includes about $2.9 million in base funding and $5.5 million in additional funding for fiscal year 2026.
After Congress passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" this week, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign it into law unless lawmakers also passed an unrelated bill focused on voting restrictions. Johnson County Rep. Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date to share her reactions and to discuss what could come next.
In a rare bipartisan feat, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" earlier this week.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, a move supporters say would strengthen federal support for Native entrepreneurs and tribal economic development.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids held a roundtable in Shawnee with local officials and stakeholders about bison herd restoration as part of her America 250 week here in town.
She said the discussion helped her appreciate the importance of both preserving the American bison and increasing the large mammal’s population.
Last spring, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency employed slash-and-burn tactics to bring federal agencies to heel, local farm service centers in Kansas were hit especially hard.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost some 24,000 employees from September 2024 to December 2025, federal data shows. In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s hearing from Kansas residents who are struggling to make ends meet. In an interview with KCUR's Up To Date, Davids said President Trump went to war in Iran "without a clear strategy," and it's adding to the high cost of living.
Keeping Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a top priority for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. But the congresswoman from Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District disagrees with how the Trump administration is trying to eliminate that threat.
A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out.
“More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities,” wrote University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod with Ron Daniels, Johns Hopkins University president, in a Wall Street Journal column in May.
There are 13 Johnson County students headed to U.S. service academies this summer.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the 13 students and their families with a send-off event on Friday at Corporate Woods Founders Park.
For Vance Provost, a 2025 Olathe North alumnus, his appointment to West Point and the May 29 send-off is the culmination of three years of work.