The Kansas Legislative Session is in full swing and lawmakers are working on a variety of issues. One of those is redistricting. The Senate Redistricting Committee met this week and passed out a Congressional Map that would divide Douglas County into the First and Second Districts; divide Wyandotte County into the First and Second Districts; divide Pawnee County into the First and Fourth Districts and add Franklin and Anderson to Johnson and all of Miami Counties to the Third. Representative Blaine Finch explains more:
Finch says the House will be working on their Congressional map next week, but the bottom line is districts are going to have to change to accommodate the shifting population.