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LOUISBURG, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids and Governor Laura Kelly joined Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and Miami County officials to celebrate the K-68 highway expansion project advancing to construction.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $75,000 to Johnson County Community College (JCCC) for its accredited Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) program.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded $2,822,506 to The University of Kansas Cancer Center to support its life-saving research. Last month, after many years of work, the center was officially designated as a "Comprehensive" cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
LENEXA, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined local veterans to celebrate the bipartisan passage of the Honoring our PACT Act, a Davids-supported law that expands Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care eligibility to 3.5
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (SC-06) in the Kansas Third District to tour a local health clinic and discuss their efforts to close the Medicaid coverage gap in their states.
In keeping with her commitment to lower costs for Kansas families and businesses, today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, comprehensive legislation that will lower health care and energy costs and reduce the national debt by more than $300 billion.
OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with city, state, and regional leaders to discuss how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the largest investment in clean drinking water in American history, can help replace lead pipes across the Kansas Third.
Today, on the one-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passing the Senate, Representative Sharice Davids released a fact sheet highlighting how the landmark le
Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a roundtable discussion with local technology and manufacturing leaders to discuss how new semiconductor manufacturing investments will benefit the Kansas Third, including by bringing jobs to the area, lowering costs for consumers, and supporting workforce development.
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Thousands of federal workers in the Kansas City metro are missing paychecks, picking up side gigs and turning to food banks as the government shutdown enters its third week.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids sat down with nearly a dozen furloughed federal workers Thursday in an emotional meeting where employees were brought to tears speaking about their struggles.
As the global hunger crisis intensifies, affecting millions across continents, Kansas legislators Sharice Davids and Roger Marshall have raised urgent alarms regarding important delays in food aid distribution by the United States Agency for International Growth (USAID).
Representative Sharice Davids announced her support for legislation designed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue operating and paying employees during a government shutdown.
In May 2017, Dawn Wheeler’s older sister informed her that she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Wheeler’s involuntary response to the message likely saved her own life.
TOPEKA — Dawn Wheeler, a small business owner in Edwardsville, receives treatment for her metastatic breast cancer almost weekly.
One shot, which she gets every other week to treat cancer in her liver, costs around $10,000, she said.
More than $1 million will be invested in improvements for new bike and walking trails, playground equipment, safety surfacing and more in Roeland Park.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks with a $1.5 million federal grant to update and improve Nall Park.
Soon Native American Tribes across the United States could have greater autonomy in the way their citizens are distributed food. House Bill 3956, or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, will amend the 2018 Farm Bill by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribes.
The Congresswoman from Kansas has urged leadership to ensure that millions of Americans are not forced to pay more for healthcare.
Last week, Representative Sharice Davids met with local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders at a summit focused on the growing threat of fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S. Rep. Davids received updates on current efforts and discussed challenges, tools, and long-term solutions with officials.