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Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local superintendents, school resource officers, and law enforcement officials for her third summit regarding the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose deaths in the United States. The group discussed the impact the fentanyl crisis has on students and how Davids can better advocate in Congress for Kansas youth.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids spent the morning with the Overland Park Police Department (OPPD), where she joined their weekly staff meeting and went on a ride-along with a local law enforcement officer.
Yesterday, during a U.S. House Small Business Committee hearing, Representative Sharice Davids discussed the importance of accessing high-speed internet across all Kansas communities, including in rural areas. University of Kansas researchers recently found that up to 1 million Kansans lack access to high-speed broadband, with rural areas receiving the slowest download speeds.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced Kansas’ Third Congressional District has created more clean energy jobs than any other congressional district in the country.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids penned a guest column in the Kansas City Star highlighting how the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization will improve customer protections and accessibility while flying, increase America’s aviation safety standards, and strengthen domestic aviation workforce and manufacturing.
Today,Representative Sharice Davids voted for bipartisan legislation to improve customer protections and accessibility while flying, increase America’s aviation safety standards, and strengthen domestic aviation workforce and manufacturing.
Today, the U.S. House Small Business Committee unanimously approved Representative Sharice Davids’ bipartisan legislation to help veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted against an extreme, partisan plan that would restrict access to reproductive health care for service members. Since coming to Congress, Davids has voted to support service members and their families through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) every year, all in a bipartisan fashion.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) with more than $1,350,000 to boost research capabilities in Kansas’ Third Congressional District. The three projects being awarded work to decrease deaths due to lung disease, investigate the causes of oral birth defects, and uncover solutions to limit the transmission of Lyme disease.
Today, as the House prepares to consider the major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization package, Representative Sharice Davids introduced an amendment to improve consumer protections for Kansans traveling by air. The amendment would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure transparency of airline fees for consumers throughout the ticketing process.
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A Kansas City, Kansas, Underground Railroad site that sheltered enslaved people lacks federal recognition, and local lawmakers just introduced a bill to change that.
Why it matters: Quindaro Townsite is not open to the public, and the federal funding that comes with a National Historic Landmark designation would make that possible.
All members of the Kansas House delegation including Democrat Sharice Davids and Republicans Tracey Mann, Ron Estes and Derek Schmidt voted in favor of the bill.
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet from Wichita with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill still needs to be strengthened.
Transportation officials gathered on Capitol Hill to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s massive visitor influx.
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) said she hosted the second in a series of Capitol Hill briefings on Tuesday, April 14.
Increases in diesel and gasoline prices are already impacting farmers as they plant crops in Sumner County. Kansas State University economist Gregg Ibendahl estimates that the average Kansas grain farm will spend an additional $10,000 on fuel this season.
Kansas State-Olathe campus representatives joined other local governments Tuesday to highlight new federal funding secured in February by 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids and Sen. Jerry Moran.
K-State Olathe is set to receive $5 million later this year to purchase lab equipment for the school’s supply chain research and advanced manufacturing curriculum. The equipment will support a $4 million expansion the campus opened in January for those programs.
On April 7, Rep. Sharice Davids joined local leaders to announce 14 projects in Kansas’ Third District totaling $17.8 million. The funding will support workforce training, flood mitigation, road and bridge safety, law enforcement, and other community priorities.
The FDA gave accelerated approval for a groundbreaking drug that helps treat Hunter syndrome, a rare disease that affects fewer than 500 people in the United States. It's mainly diagnosed among boys.
Hunter syndrome has not had an FDA-approved treatment in 20 years, until now.
Rep. Sharice Davids announced Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation’s (ECKAN) Head Start program with a new federal grant.
The $3.7 million will be used to continue providing early education opportunities and family support services to children and families in Anderson and Miami counties.
Representative Sharice Davids celebrated the reopening of the STARBASE facility at the Kansas City Readiness Center. The program offers hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for elementary students at no cost to schools. Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Roger Marshall, Representative Derek Schmidt, and local leaders, teachers, and students joined the event.
Farm-state Dems say Argentina beef measure brings volatility, not lower prices
Two Ag Committee Democrats will argue to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today that recent efforts to increase imports of Argentinian beef will do little to lower prices while spurring market volatility.