Government: Area lawmakers named to legislative committees

Topeka — Rep. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin, has been appointed to the House Select Committee on Kansas Security.

The 17-member committee examines issues related to homeland security.

Rep. Lee Tafanelli, R-Ozawkie, will serve as vice chairman of the House Taxation Committee for two weeks.

He will be a substitute for Rep. David Huff, R-Lenexa, who is undergoing eye surgery and will be absent from the Legislature for two weeks.

Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, has been assigned to the tax, transportation and judiciary committees. Davis, an attorney, was recently selected to replace Troy Findley, who resigned to work for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Transit: Swim meet to alter Lawrence bus routes

Lawrence Transit System will reroute buses today during the swim meet at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive.

Travel will temporarily be suspended down the access road to the front door of the Indoor Aquatic Center, helping buses avoid the nearly 900 visitors and their vehicles.

People who board the bus from the Indoor Aquatic Center will need to walk south of the center to Overland Drive. Transit drivers can provide detailed information about the reroute to riders. For more information on routes and schedules, call 312-7054.