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Redistricting news from Florida and Kansas

By: Samuel Wonacott

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Kansas Senate overrides veto on trans athlete ban, but can the House do the same?

A two-thirds majority of the Kansas Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto on a bill banning transgender students from girls sports as well as a bill ensuring parents can view and challenge classroom content.

Tribune News Service

Kansas District Court judge overturns that state’s new congressional district boundaries

Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper struck down Kansas’ enacted congressional map on April 25 for violating the state constitution due to political and racial gerrymandering. Klapper’s ruling stated, “The Court has no difficulty finding, as a factual matter, that Ad Astra 2 is an intentional, effective pro-Republican gerrymander…

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Lawmaker doesn't want to share restroom with trans colleague

A Kansas state lawmaker is complaining publicly about having to share women’s restrooms with a “huge” transgender colleague whom she describes as a potential threat to young children who visit the Statehouse

The Independent UK

'The frustration is deep': In Wyandotte County, Kansas, anger growing over political setbacks

First, Kansas lawmakers approved a congressional map that divides Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years.

Tribune News Service

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes new work requirements for some food assistance recipients

TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a proposal Friday that would have raised work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving food assistance in Kansas.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes ban on transgender athletes, parents’ ‘bill of rights’

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a proposal on Friday that would have banned transgender athletes from girls sports and another that would have required schools to let parents challenge classroom curriculum — a measure she has called a “teacher demoralization act.”

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Kansas Gov. Kelly signs bill nullifying county's ‘safe and welcoming’ immigration ordinance

A Wyandotte County, Kansas, ordinance restricting police cooperation with federal immigration authorities was partially invalidated Monday by Gov. Laura Kelly’s signature.

Tribune News Service

Factbox-New U.S. state laws directed at transgender youth

Conservative lawmakers have passed a flurry of bills this year directed at transgender youth, including measures that bar classroom discussion of gender identity, block access to healthcare to help young people transition, and restrict participation in sports.

Reuters

'Ultimate control': In Kansas and Missouri, fights rage over the rules of political power

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than a century, Missouri residents have had the power to bypass the General Assembly and pass laws — including amendments to the state constitution — through a vote.

Tribune News Service

Glentoran captain Marcus Kane thanked for tackling baby loss taboo as £1,500 cheque is presented to Aching Arms

Money, which will purchase Comfort Bears for bereaved families, was raised by church youth club

Belfast Live

Kansas governor: School official 'must' resign after remark

Gov. Laura Kelly is calling on Kansas’ top public school administrator to resign following reports that he made an offensive remark about Native Americans during a recent conference

The Independent UK

Kansas adopts new congressional map after legislature overrides gubernatorial veto

Kansas enacted new congressional district boundaries on Feb. 9 when both chambers of the state legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s (D) veto of a redistricting plan the legislature passed. Kansas was apportioned four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after…

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US Rep. Sharice Davids isn’t saying much about Kansas redistricting, but her fundraising emails are

WASHINGTON — On the night Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the Kansas Legislature’s congressional map, the lawmaker most likely to be affected, Rep. Sharice Davids, didn’t have much to say publicly.

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Kansas passes congressional map over Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, sets up court fight

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas House overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto on Wednesday to enact a congressional map splitting Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years.

Tribune News Service

Kansas Senate overrides Kelly veto of GOP-drawn map after Republicans switch votes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Republican-controlled Kansas Senate voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a congressional map that would divide Wyandotte County and dilute the voting strength of its minority residents.

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Kansas Gov. Kelly's veto of GOP-drawn map survives, for now, after 'circus' in Senate

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Senate fell short Monday in its attempt to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a Republican-supported congressional map that opponents denounce as racially gerrymandered.

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Kelly vetoes Kansas redistricting proposal splitting Wyandotte County, calls for fair maps

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly rejected a Republican-drawn congressional map on Thursday that would have split Wyandotte County, diluting minority voting strength in the Kansas City region.

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Kansas governor vetoes redistricting plan targeting Democrat

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a Republican redistricting plan that would make it harder for the lone Kansas Democrat in Congress to win reelection this year

The Independent UK

GOP redistricting plan passes in Kansas; court fight looms

Top Republicans have pushed their congressional redistricting plan through the GOP-dominated Kansas Legislature without much trouble

The Independent UK

Pro-ivermectin Kansas doctor-lawmaker under investigation

A Kansas doctor-lawmaker who has prescribed a parasitic worm treatment for COVID-19 symptoms says the state medical board has been investigating him since the summer of 2020

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