Opinion – Jennifer Jackson: Kentuckians must ask questions about ICE detentions in our state’s jails
As of April, Kentucky county jails are holding 1,079 prisoners for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Who are these…
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Opinion – Jennifer Jackson: The General Assembly’s 2026 state budget process was basicaly ‘just trust us’
Kentuckians have a right to expect the state budget is designed and changed in ways the in which the public…
Kentucky League of Women Voters release report on ICE detainees being held in county jails
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky has released ICE Detention in Kentucky: An Initial Report. The report is the…
Civil rights groups file motion to protect sensitive Kentucky voter data from Department of Justice
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky, the New Americans Initiative, and two individual Kentucky voters, represented by the ACLU…
Opinion – Legislation that creates barriers to voting should concern each and every American
By Jenn Jackson and Karen Brown Special to NKyTribune The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, has been vigorously opposed…
Opinion – Jennifer Jackson: Kentuckians have a right to participate in legislative process
Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the people, have a right to participate in decisions that affect…
LWVKY releases new report on challenges to public participation in legislative process
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky on Wednesday released a new report outlining challenges to public participation in Kentucky’s…
Villa Hills resident Becky Jones re-elected first vice president of Kentucky League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky elected five officers and adopted a new budget and program at its 2025…
League of Women Voters to rally in state Capitol rotunda Friday for the ‘democracy principle’
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky is calling on all League members, friends, and citizen advocacy groups to unite…
Two Northern Kentuckians elected directors of League of Women Voters of Kentucky
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky elected new directors at its 2024 annual meeting in Northern Kentucky earlier this…
League of Women Voters of KY provides VOTE411 voter education tool ahead of May 21 primary
Ahead of the May primary elections, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky (LWVKY) is offering the nonpartisan election resource…
Kentuckians have less than one week remaining to register to vote before May primary election
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentuckians have less than a week to register to vote in next month’s primary…
League of Women Voters of Kentucky announces two new local leagues, including Northern Kentucky
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky has announced the formation of two local leagues — the League of Women…
Two Northern Kentuckians named board members of League of Women Voter of Kentucky
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky elected new board members and adopted a new budget and program at its…
Restoring voting rights for felons at heart of proposed constitutional amendment
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The League of Women Voters of Kentucky held a press conference Tuesday to announce support…
Fran Wagner: KY House fails to address major concerns in redistricting plan; public input needed
League of Women Voters We appreciate the opportunity to review the redistricting map released by Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne…
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,…
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,…
New polling suggests Kentuckians support amendment to automatically restore voting rights
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky has released statewide polling results indicating Kentuckians support the automatic restoration of voting…
League of Women Voters of Kentucky calls for constitutional restoration of right to vote for felons
The League of Women Voters of Kentucky released An Update: Felony Disenfranchisement in the Commonwealth of Kentucky showing Kentucky has…
Letter to the editor: League of Women Voters of Kentucky launches campaign to register voters
Dear Editor, A December 2019 Executive Order from Governor Beshear has now restored the right to vote to over 175,000…