Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids Flexes On MAGA Amid Tornado Season

Another look at push back from this JoCo leader on the topic of weather balloons and other science fair topics. 

Credit where it's due . . . This is a smart way to STAY OUT of much nastier discussions regarding national security.  

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U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) says she recently demanded answers from U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about critical staffing shortages at the National Weather Service. She said these shortages put the lives of Kansans at risk amid an increasingly severe storm season . . .

“Americans across the country are faced with power outages, property damage, expensive cleanup costs, and the loss of family and friends; farmers, who rely heavily on weather data, are worse off without NWS forecasting in the midst of planting season,” wrote Davids. “Meanwhile, the Trump administration has downsized NWS staff by the hundreds and implemented a government-wide hiring freeze currently in place through the middle of July.”

The Congresswoman’s letter also highlighted the nationwide implications of NWS staffing shortages, including decreased weather balloon launches, which are critical to severe storm forecasting and tornado warning accuracy. She pushed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to explain how they expected to accelerate the hiring of 126 promised meteorologists and restore 24/7 capabilities. 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Answers sought after cuts leave NWS offices unstaffed in midst of severe storm season

A Kansas Congresswoman is demanding answers after cuts at the National Weather Service left offices unstaffed amid the severe weather season.