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Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that $31.2 million is coming to the Third District of Kansas to benefit local projects, including updating a police mobile command center, modernizing a traffic-heavy bridge, purchasing necessary medical equipment at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and more. Out of hundreds of bipartisan submissions, 14 Davids-requested projects were passed into law today as part of the broader government funding bill.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids successfully passed critical funding measures and budget increases benefitting tribal communities and Indian Country as a whole, including the longtime priority of securing advanced appropriations for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Davids voted to pass this and other priorities through the overall government funding bill, avoiding a harmful shutdown and sending them to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids shared how her office worked throughout 2022 to make government work for all Kansans, both by passing critical bipartisan legislation and connecting directly with residents of the Kansas Third all year long.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the opening of a major federal infrastructure program and encouraged state and local communities across the Kansas Third District to apply. The U.S.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids was at the White House as her bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines marriage equality in federal law, was signed into law by President Biden.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids applauded bipartisan passage of legislation she introduced to enshrine marriage equality in federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act passed both the U.S. House and Senate with bipartisan support and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids was elected by her colleagues in the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) to serve as Vice Chair for the upcoming session of Congress. The NDC is one of the largest Democratic caucuses in the House, representing 96 members of Congress who are committed bridging the gap between parties and passing pro-economic growth, pro-innovation, and fiscally responsible policies.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) a grant of $745,635 to support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income STEM students. Over the next five years, the award will fund scholarships for 30 full-time students who are pursuing a degree with a biology emphasis.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a Facebook Live conversation with local Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) health care specialists. The group shared information on how Kansans can sign up or review their Medicare health and prescription drug plan during the Open Enrollment Period. Medicare Open Enrollment began on October 15 and runs until December 7.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the United States Department of Commerce has awarded $692,664 to the Kansas Department of Commerce to help close the digital equity gap in Kansas. Delivered through the bipartisan infrastructure law, which Davids was the only member of the Kansas delegation to support, this federal funding will help ensure all Kansans have the capacity to thrive in our digital economy.
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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.