WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: 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   more

LOUISBURG, Kansas, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: 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   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in response to President Biden announcing his student loan forgiveness program: "The Biden Administration's plan to cancel student loans is a full-on campaign utilizing taxpayer dollars. It is ill-timed, short-sighted, and irresponsible. In the midst of the already record high inflation facing the country, the plan   more