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Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced new cost savings and tax incentives for Kansans who electrify their home and vehicles. The tax credits and rebates are available to households who install new energy-efficient windows, doors, water heaters, furnaces, and other appliances or purchase a new or used electric vehicle.
OSAWATOMIE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to officially announce a federal grant of $24,821,705 has been awarded to improve and expand the Flint Hills Trail. This "Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity" (RAISE) grant will help make infrastructure improvements on 40.5 miles of the trail and open 27 new miles of the trail, from Council Grove to Herington.
DESOTO, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a conversation with DeSoto elected officials and local leaders on how she can best support the community from a federal level as they prepare to welcome a new Panasonic Energy manufacturing plant. Davids worked closely with Governor Laura Kelly and a bipartisan group of local leaders in government and business to help attract the $4 billion investment.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids applauded the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service's action to fix the "family glitch," a loophole that previously stopped families with unaffordable employer-sponsored coverage from accessing lower premiums.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced Kansas will receive $564,063,481 from the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) to strengthen roads, bridges, and tunnels across the state.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded more than $3.8 million to communities in Kansas' Third District to hire additional police officers, develop new strategies to prevent crime, and improve access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement professionals.
EDGERTON, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh for a visit to Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) Commercials Driver's License (CDL) training program.
Earlier this month, KMBC Channel 9 and KSHB 41 News reported on Representative Sharice Davids' efforts to replace Frank Parra's military medals. Parra, a local Vietnam War veteran, tried for decades to secure his missing medals, but was unsuccessful.
OLATHE, KS – Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids joined U.S. Small Business Administrator (SBA) Isabella Casillas Guzman to highlight the importance of supporting Kansas small businesses. After touring Mid-State Aerospace, a local aircraft supplies manufacturer, Davids released a new report on the current state of small business in Kansas' Third Congressional District. Davids is a member of the U.S.
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansas business owners, veterans, and residents to highlight her office reaching the milestone of over $11 million recovered for local taxpayers in the Kansas Third District. In total, Davids' office has helped 4,150 hardworking Kansans with overdue tax returns, missing Social Security and veterans' benefits, and more. Of the $11 million, Davids' office recovered $7 million in missing IRS tax returns.
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Kansas lawmakers marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 by honoring the 67 people killed and renewing calls for stronger aviation safety reforms.
Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids visited Emerson Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas after she introduced the Afterschool ACCESS Act to make afterschool care more accessible for working parents.
“We’ve been in this childcare deficit for a long time,” she said.
“We got to we’ve really got to start thinking outside the box to try to solve these issues.”
Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids has introduced legislation aimed at expanding afterschool programs — but the people who run those programs say it won’t address their biggest challenge.
A Kansas City-area U.S. representative secured about $9 million in federal infrastructure funds in Congress’ latest budget to finance projects in Wyandotte, Johnson and Miami counties, according to a news release sent last week.
The projects, championed by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, are designed to improve road, water and aviation infrastructure in Kansas’ Third District.
The House of Representatives passed $100 million on Thursday to help transit agencies cover costs in the 2026 World Cup host cities.
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids made the announcement. She is also the founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus.
Originally, they were told it would be an extra seven days than expected. Their flight, along with hundreds of others, were cancelled due to the FAA shutting down airspace over the Caribbean.
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Some wouldn’t be too upset about extra days in paradise, but the Bernards were ready to get home and back to work, especially with some medication running low.
This month, President Donald Trump called affordability a “hoax,” a “con job” and a “scam.” Meanwhile, Kansas families are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing costs, especially during the holidays.
In Washington, too many decision-makers simply don’t feel these price increases themselves. When you’re wealthy and insulated, affordability becomes just another message in a polished campaign ad — not a reality you have to live with.
Lawmakers from both parties and businesses spanning the airline and farming industries want sustainable aviation fuel to take off.
A bill introduced by Republican and Democratic lawmakers this week would strengthen a credit for SAF producers that was recently pruned, while also aiming to create thousands of jobs in agriculture and other areas.
U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Mike Flood (NE-01), Sharice Davids (KS-03), and Troy Carter (LA-02) introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation that strengthens the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, creates economic opportunities for farmers, and reduces emissions in the transportation sector.