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Aug 09, 2021

5 days of town hall meetings on Kan. redistricting underway

Posted Aug 09, 2021 4:00 PM
Community members met early Monday at the Union on the KSU campus to kick off a series of town hall meeting scheduled over the next five days-photos courtesy Kansas Democrats
Community members met early Monday at the Union on the KSU campus to kick off a series of town hall meeting scheduled over the next five days-photos courtesy Kansas Democrats

MANHATTAN—The first redistricting town halls are underway in Kansas.  The first of 14 meetings across the state was held in Manhattan Monday morning to gather opinions on how the Legislature should redraw political boundaries next year.

Six legislative leaders agreed to have the same number of town hall meetings that lawmakers held ahead of the last redistricting in 2012. Their first three sessions Monday came ahead of the release of the census data they need to do the job and with Republicans facing accusations that they are rushing the hearings. 

Democrats have complained the GOP-controlled Legislature is stifling participation by scheduling the hearings over just five days. Republicans say the meetings are just a first step. Census data for cities and counties is to be released Thursday.

  1. Monday, Aug. 9:Manhattan - 9 a.m., Kansas State University, Student Ballroom, 2nd Floor, 918 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
  2. Salina - 1:30 p.m., Kansas State University-Polytechnic Campus, College Center Conference Room, 2310 Centennial Rd.
  3. Hays - 6 p.m., Fort Hays State University, Memorial Union Room 212, 600 Park St.
  4. Tuesday, Aug. 10: Colby - 9 a.m., Colby Community College, Cultural Arts Center, 1255 S. Range Ave.Garden City - 1:30 p.m., Garden City Community College, Tedrow Student Center, Endowment Room, 801 Campus Dr.Dodge City - 6 p.m., Dodge City Public Library, Lois Flanagan Room, 1001 N. 2nd Ave.
  5. Garden City - 1:30 p.m., Garden City Community College, Tedrow Student Center, Endowment Room, 801 Campus Dr.
  6. Dodge City - 6 p.m., Dodge City Public Library, Lois Flanagan Room, 1001 N. 2nd Ave.
  7. Wednesday, Aug. 11:Hutchinson - 9 a.m., Hutchinson Community College, Stringer Fine Arts Center, B.J. Warner Recital Hall, 600 E. 11th Ave.Wichita - 1:30 p.m., Wichita State University, Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St.Chanute - 6 p.m., Neosho Community College, Student Union, Room 209, 800 W. 14th St.
  8. Wichita - 1:30 p.m., Wichita State University, Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St.
  9. Chanute - 6 p.m., Neosho Community College, Student Union, Room 209, 800 W. 14th St.
  10. Thursday, Aug. 12:Pittsburg - 9 a.m., Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine St.Overland Park - 1:45 p.m., Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty st.Kansas City - 6 p.m., Kansas City Kansas Community College, Upper Level Jewell Hall, 7250 State Ave.
  11. Overland Park - 1:45 p.m., Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty st.
  12. Kansas City - 6 p.m., Kansas City Kansas Community College, Upper Level Jewell Hall, 7250 State Ave.
  13. Friday, Aug. 13:Leavenworth - 9 a.m., Riverfront Community Center, Riverview Room, 123 S. Esplanade St.Lawrence - 1:30 p.m., University of Kansas, Capitol Federal Hall, Room 1111, 1654 Naismith Dr.
  14. Lawrence - 1:30 p.m., University of Kansas, Capitol Federal Hall, Room 1111, 1654 Naismith Dr
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