WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Farm Bill Negotiations, Davids Resumes Farm Bill Listening Tour at Olathe Produce Farm OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a multi-generational produce farm in Olathe to launch the second phase of her Farm Bill listening tour. During her visit, she toured the operation and held discussions with the farm owners and agribusiness leaders, reaffirming her commitment to cra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Condemns President Trump's Unconstitutional Order to Pause Federal Grants, Loans, and Assistance (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement condemning President Trump's unconstitutional executive order to pause (link is external) all federal grants, loans, and assistance nationwide. "President Trump's unconstitu more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 29 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * 25-BHCG-298-RTS Docket Type: RTS - Rates Docket Description: New Docket Date Filed: 01/28/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-297-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of B&C Hotshot LLC Date Filed: 01/28/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-296-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Susp more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 29 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has granted Liberty, an electric utility company, a one-year waiver from a requirement in its Transmission Delivery Charge (TDC) tariff. Liberty had requested a waiver from the requirement to reset certain class allocators within its tariff every five years. The Commission, after reviewing the request and considering staff recommendations, approved the waiver. The Commission determined that granting the waiver is reasonable, co more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy Resulted in Overdose Death * * * An Olathe, Kansas man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in an overdose death. Jacob A. Block, 27, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Monday, Jan. 27, to 20 years in federal prison without parole. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins Congressional Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Reveal List of Projects Frozen by President Trump's Executive Order to Pause Federal Funding from BIL, IRA (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined 153 House Democrats in demanding the Trump Administration clarify which projects, programs, and activities have been frozen in accordanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) announced that he has cosponsored H.R. 703, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. This legislation would support small businesses by extending a tax provision that allows them to deduct up to 20% of qualified income. Without Congressional action, this provision will expire at the end of the year. As of 2023, Kansas was home to 256,287 small businesses,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business The Bottom Line: We Have a New Sheriff in Town Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox Business' The Bottom Line to discuss President Trump's America First foreign policy strategy and the Senate confirming Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Department of Treasury. Senator Marshall sits on the Senate Finance Committee, met with Bessent ahea more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Johnson Introduce Legislation To Require Federal Agencies to Make Regulatory Guidance Publicly Accessible Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Ron Johnson (R-WI) and 14 of their Senate colleagues introduced the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act. The GOOD Act requires federal agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the Internet in an easily accessible l more PR