Kansas Governor Vetoes GOP Congressional Map

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Calls for Bipartisan Compromise

Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Thursday that she has vetoed legislation to redraw congressional boundaries. photo/Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Thursday that she has vetoed legislation to redraw congressional boundaries. photo/Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a GOP-drawn congressional map that would divide the Kansas City metro and place Lawrence into a rural district that stretches to the Colorado border.

The Republican-dominated Legislature adopted the map, known as Ad Astra 2, along party lines and could attempt to override the governor’s veto. Democrats accused Republicans of gerrymandering congressional …