League of Women Voters: What’s wrong with this picture? The answer is — partisan gerrymandering is bad redistricting
By Fran Wagner League of Women Voters What’s wrong with this picture of Kentucky’s Congressional Districts, adopted by the State…
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Redistricting hearing: On day two in Franklin court, ‘expert’ says House maps give ‘extreme advantage’
By Al Cross UK Institute for Rural Journalism A Democratic redistricting expert testified Wednesday that the new map of state…
Franklin Judge Wingate denies Democrats effort to block redistricting maps but orders suits to continue
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate turned down a request Thursday by the Kentucky Democratic Party…
Franklin Circuit Court judge to rule quickly on redistricting lawsuit; Covington watching closely
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter A state judge plans to act quickly on a lawsuit filed by the Kentucky…
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…
House, Senate override Gov. Beshear’s vetoes on redistricting, lawsuit follows in Franklin Circuit Court
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of the legislative and Congressional redistricting…
League of Women Voters, NAACP join in opposing ‘unfair maps’ redistricting maps; urge veto, restart
Kentucky’s League of Women Voters, and the Kentucky NAACP State Conference issued a joint statement strongly opposing the redistricting maps…
Al Cross: Kentucky officeholders use their power, official and unofficial
The use of power in American politics is a subject of much study. In the last week or so, we’ve…
Redistricting legislation approved in rare Saturday session, goes to Governor who has 10 days to act
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky General Assembly met in a rare Saturday session so final action could be…
League of Women Voters expresses concerns over redistricting; says maps disruptive for larger counties
Editor’s Note: The redistricting maps were approved by the General Assembly on Saturday, after very little discussion, and have been…
Jesse Parks: Consider what redistricting plan does to your voice; areas of Boone County “un-districted”
(Editor’s note: In a rare Saturday session, Republicans pushed through the redistricting maps they drew and presented in the first…
Redistricting legislation moves along in General Assembly; delays filing deadline until January 25
Legislative. Congressional and appellate court redistricting topped the action taken in both the Kentucky House and Senate on Thursday, the…
Commission to state House: Covington needs ‘seat at the table,’ takes issue with proposed redistricting
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter A firm ‘No.’ That’s what the City of Covington is saying in response to the…
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…
Kentucky legislature convenes tomorrow — 200 bills pre-filed, redistricting, two-year budget on the agenda
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky lawmakers will return to the State Capitol tomorrow for the 2022 regular session of…
Kentucky House Republicans introduce redistricting plan, based on new census figures; ‘a difficult process’
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky House Republicans on Thursday released the redistricting plan for their chamber, based on population…
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…
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