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Yesterday, KMBC Channel 9 reported on new action taken by Representative Sharice Davids to address the growing threat of fentanyl.
Today, on National Manufacturing Day, Representative Sharice Davids announced the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded $100,000 to Kansas Manufacturing Solutions (KMS) to provide support for local manufacturers. Based in Lenexa, KMS is the only federally supported Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program Center in Kansas.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids took official action to curb the growing threat of fentanyl, the number one cause of overdose death in the United States. In August, Davids hosted a summit with local, state, and federal law enforcement on the challenges they face handling the fentanyl epidemic. The actions announced today are a direct response to what she learned during that conversation.
KANSAS CITY, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted Radhika Fox, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water, to announce nearly $80 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding coming to Kansas to ensure clean drinking water across the state.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the University of Kansas Medical Center's (KUMC) imaging center and the Shawnee Fire Department to tour three projects she sponsored for federal funding. The three local projects, along with 12 others, have been approved for funding by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. Eight projects have passed the House thus far.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids was given the "Champion of the Shippers" award from the Shippers Coalition for her leadership in ensuring a strong domestic supply chain. Davids, Vice Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has worked diligently to lower costs for Kansas families and businesses through increased domestic manufacturing and improved American competitiveness.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Education awarded Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) Hiersteiner Child Development Center (HCDC) up to $618,000 to provide on-campus childcare services for low-income student-parents.
KANSAS CITY, KS – Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Xochitl Torres Small, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development, to announce USDA has awarded up to $45 million to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). Headquartered in Kansas City, KS, DFA will use this historic funding to implement a new, climate-smart initiative to help Kansas farmers and consumers reduce emissions and access sustainably produced dairy products.
Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded over $4.5 million to the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) to improve delivery speeds of unemployment insurance benefits. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansans applying for these benefits were met with significant delays due to outdated technology. This funding was provided through the American Rescue Plan Act, in which Davids was the only member of the Kansas delegation to support.
Yesterday, the Senate passed Representative Sharice Davids' bipartisan bill to advance innovative new aviation technology. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. Davids, who serves as Vice Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act last year with Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee Garret Graves (R-LA). Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) sponsored the companion bill in the Senate.
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After Congress passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" this week, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign it into law unless lawmakers also passed an unrelated bill focused on voting restrictions. Johnson County Rep. Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date to share her reactions and to discuss what could come next.
In a rare bipartisan feat, Republicans and Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" earlier this week.
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, a move supporters say would strengthen federal support for Native entrepreneurs and tribal economic development.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids held a roundtable in Shawnee with local officials and stakeholders about bison herd restoration as part of her America 250 week here in town.
She said the discussion helped her appreciate the importance of both preserving the American bison and increasing the large mammal’s population.
Last spring, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency employed slash-and-burn tactics to bring federal agencies to heel, local farm service centers in Kansas were hit especially hard.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture lost some 24,000 employees from September 2024 to December 2025, federal data shows. In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids says she’s hearing from Kansas residents who are struggling to make ends meet. In an interview with KCUR's Up To Date, Davids said President Trump went to war in Iran "without a clear strategy," and it's adding to the high cost of living.
Keeping Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a top priority for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. But the congresswoman from Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District disagrees with how the Trump administration is trying to eliminate that threat.
A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out.
“More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities,” wrote University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod with Ron Daniels, Johns Hopkins University president, in a Wall Street Journal column in May.
There are 13 Johnson County students headed to U.S. service academies this summer.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrated the 13 students and their families with a send-off event on Friday at Corporate Woods Founders Park.
For Vance Provost, a 2025 Olathe North alumnus, his appointment to West Point and the May 29 send-off is the culmination of three years of work.
.Missouri’s Sam Graves and Kansas’ Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann back a new law to use data to stop accidents before they happen.Getty Images
For decades, Congress has treated roadway safety the way too many drivers treat a warning light on the dashboard: Ignore it until something breaks. Federal transportation policy has largely followed suit, funding response over prevention and leaving agencies to document tragedies rather than avert them.
Representative Sharice Davids announced she secured a $2.6 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to support construction of a new air traffic control tower at New Century AirCenter.
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS) says the National Weather Service has failed to respond to her demands for answers about missed weather balloon launches.
She adds that seven more tornadoes touched down across the state this week, and critical atmospheric data collection disruptions continue.