Kansas GOP Temporarily Halts Redistricting Effort

Republicans suffered another setback on Tuesday when the GOP-led Kansas Legislature abandoned its effort to redraw the state’s congressional map.

The move could have added another Republican seat and bolstered the party’s slim House majority.

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, said Tuesday night he didn’t gather enough support from the Republican caucus to force a special session on redistricting, the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday.

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