Kansas district court judge strikes down new Republican-backed congressional map that would likely make it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s delegation to win reelection this year.
of equal rights for all Kansas residents and freedom of speech and assembly. Critics also said the map was unacceptable under the state constitution because it diluted the political power of Black and Hispanic voters in the Kansas City area by splitting them up.
“Nobody is shocked by that result,” said Senate President Ty Masterson, a Wichita-area Republican. “So on to the next step, which we all expected to be at.”
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