The Kansas Senate voted Thursday to approve GOP-authored Senate maps that will have a dramatic impact on Shawnee County and the northeast region of the state.

Democrat map keeps three Shawnee County lawmakers. Meanwhile, a map proposed by Senate Democrats would preserve the current Kansas Senate arrangement in Shawnee County, dividing downtown Topeka ...

The northern part of Wyandotte County will go into District 2, which includes Topeka, but also rural communities across eastern Kansas. It’s currently represented by Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner.

Republicans will counter that the 2nd Congressional District, which encompasses eastern Kansas, is more diverse under the map. ... will likely be a Lawrence or northern Wyandotte County voter.