ANDREW: GREEN LIGHTS AND SMILES CONCLUDE WHAT WAS ONCE A CO NTENTIOUS BATTLE ORVE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES. IN THE END, ALL SIX DIRESTRICTING BILLS PASSED THE FINAROL UND, INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL, LEGISLATI,VE SUPREME COURT, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSI, ANOND THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGES.NT >> THIS WAS A VERY FRUSTRATING PROCESS. IT W AAS PROCESS, BUT WE GOT TO A VERY GOOD RESULT. ANDREW: A GOOD RESULT, AFTER A CO MPRESSED 13 DAYS IN SPECIAL SESSION. THE DELAYED 2020 CENSUS NUMBERS IN AUGUST DIDN’T GIVE LAWMARSKE MUCH TIME TO ACT BEFORE PRIMARY ELECTION -- PRIMARY ELECTION DEADLINES. >> I DON’T THINK ANYBODY CAME OUT OF THIS 100% HAPPY, INCLUDING MYSELF. BUT IN THE END, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISNSIO. AND WE DID. ANDREW: THE COMPROMISE KPSEE DOUGLAS COUNTY WHOLE AND IN THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISICTRT. LAWMAKERS SPLIT SARPY COUNTY TO ALLOW CONGRESSMAN DON BACON TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THAT DISTRICT. >> EVERYBODY HAD TO GI.VE EVERYBODY. ANDREW: SENATOR LOU ANN LINEHAN CHAIRED THE REDISTRICTING COMMITE.TE SHE SAYS THE CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE MAPS ARE TIED TOGETH.ER -- WERE TIED TOGETHER. >> THEY WEREN’T NEVER SE AENS A SEPARATE SITUATION. ANDREW: SHE SAYS THE LEGISLAVETI BOUNDARIES CAME TOGETHER WHEN GOTHENBURG SENATOR MTAT WILLIAMS, WHO IS TERM LIMITED, AGREED TO MOVE HIS DISTRICT 36 TO WESTERN SARPY COUNTY. >> SENATOR WILLIAMS’ WILNGLINESS TO SAY, I’LL BITE THAT WAS HUGE. ANDREW: SENATOR JUSTIN WAYNE, THE COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR, SAYS THIS HAS BEEN THE STMO TRANSPARENT REDISTRIGIN PROCESS EVER IN NEBRASKA, LED BY A WOMAN FOR THE REPUBLICANS AND A BLACK MAN FOR THE DEMOCRATS. >> I THINK IT SHOWS PROGRESS IN NEBRASKA, THAT WE’RE MOVING WHERE EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A PCELA AT THE TABLE, AND NOT JUST A PLACE, BUT THEY CA