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    Departing Kansas House leader to head rural issues committee

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    Kansas House Majority Leader Don Hineman, R-Dighton, answers questions from reporters after the House adjourns for the day at the Statehouse, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. The House's GOP leaders canceled a debate on a bill that would have increased income taxes to raise more than $1 billion in new revenue over two years (AP Photo/John Hanna).
    Departing Kansas House Majority Leader Don Hineman, R-Dighton, answers questions from reporters following an organizational meeting for the House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Hineman is a moderate and lost his leadership job to conservative Rep. Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

    TOPEKA — A Republican leader in the Kansas House who was ousted from his position will serve as chairman of new Rural Revitalization Committee.

    Departing Majority Leader Don Hineman’s new assignment for 2019 and 2020 will have him leading a committee that will examine challenges facing rural areas that include declining populations and limited access to broadband service. He was appointed by House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., a fellow Republican from Olathe who grew up in southwest Kansas.

    Hineman is a farmer and rancher from Dighton. He is a GOP moderate and was re-elected to the House this year but was voted out as majority leader earlier this month after the Republican majority became more conservative.

    Ryckman said he created the committee to make sure rural communities “get a fair shake.”

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