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Nebraska Legislature Wraps up Redistricting Special Session

Nebraska Legislature Wraps up Redistricting Special Session

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Nebraska Senators wrapped up their special session Thursday by approving new Congressional and legislative districts.
Senator Justin Wayne of Omaha, was co-chair of the Redistricting Committee…

Wayne says the committee was responsive to facts on the ground….

Speaker Mike Hilgers made the final motion of the session….

The plan subtracts one district from rural Nebraska and adds that to the Omaha area. The new maps become effective on January first.

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