Opinion – Col Owens: Sometimes, outrage is the only acceptable response; what happened to ‘rule of law’?
It is impossible to watch certain current events unfold and not respond to them, immediately, with outrage. The Supreme Court’s…
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Divided Kentucky Supreme Court affirms voting districts in gerrymandering challenge
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s recently redrawn congressional and legislative districts will stand for future elections. (Editor’s note: The justices…
Kentucky Supreme Court hears oral arguments regarding Congressional redistricting plan
By Tom Lantern Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday, on whether the Kentucky State House and…
Kentucky Supreme Court to consider question of gerrymandered voting maps this week
By Michael Li Brennan Center for Justice On September 19, the Kentucky Supreme Court will become the latest state high court…
Al Cross: Gerrymanders warp legislature, damage our political system
The word “representative” is both a noun and an adjective. In the Kentucky General Assembly it has become mainly a…
Kentucky advocacy groups renew push for expanded voting rights ahead of midterm elections
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Advocacy groups in Kentucky say they’re focused on expanding voting rights for former felons…
Constance Alexander: ‘Look on my works, ye mighty’ and despair’ — ancient words with relevance today
Every ten years, according to the United States Constitution, the census counts heads to come up with the number of…
Becky Smith Jones: Kentuckians deserve to see new legislative maps and have time to evaluate them
Knowledge is Power. It’s a truth that philosophers, educators and politicians have acknowledged for hundreds of years, if not millennia,…
Commentary: Congressional, legislative redistricting affects all Kyians, make sure your voice is heard
By Fran Wagner and Dee Pregliasco Kentucky League of Women Voters Within the next few months, the General Assembly is…
League of Women Voters of Ky. to hold series of Fair Maps Forums to seek public input on redistricting
Every ten years all state legislators across the US redraw their districts based on the 10-year census data. The US…
League of Women Voters to hold statewide virtual town hall and call to action on redistricting May 5
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky will hold its People Powered Fair Maps Town Hall and Call to Action,…
Fran Wagner: Redistricting should be conducted in the open, with public input
Once it receives the much-anticipated 2020 Census data, the Kentucky General Assembly will begin redrawing boundaries for its own districts,…
Kentucky League of Women Voters advocates fair redistricting of legislative districts, offers examples
By Christina Conover Forward Kentucky The Kentucky League of Women Voters is currently working to get the word out to…