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Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement on the result of Alaska's At-Large Congressional District special election:
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has been awarded an initial grant of $25 million to help plug 67 abandoned oil wells in Johnson County and 176 in Miami County. This historic investment is part of the $58.6 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding that will create good-paying, union jobs, introduce new economic opportunity, and reduce dangerous methane leaks at the 5,400 abandoned wells in Kansas.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids released a report on the new health insurance savings Kansans can soon utilize thanks to the new health care law that passed earlier this month. Davids held a press conference to share what Kansans must know to take advantage of the new provisions.
OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids released a report on the new health insurance savings Kansans can soon utilize thanks to federal actions that include the health care law that passed earlier this month.
Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids joined local, state, and federal law enforcement officials for a summit regarding the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose death in the United States. Davids received a briefing on current efforts to address the issue and spoke with the law enforcement officials on the challenges they face, measures utilized now, and possible long-term solutions.
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. The project, which has been a priority of the county since 2008, will help meet traffic and safety needs by expanding the last remaining stretch of the roadway from two to four lanes. As the Vice Chair of the U.S.
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. This funding will provide scholarships for 15 veterans or their immediate family members to enroll in the nine-week training course aimed at gaining employment in the growing commercial trucking industry.
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). This is the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI and is the gold standard for cancer centers.
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 million American veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic airborne hazards while deployed.
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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.