Posted by: Erik Hungerbuhler on February 7, 2012
"Do it right, do it fairly this time"
A couple of weeks ago, Democratic House and Republican Senate leadership passed and Governor Beshear signed legislative re-districting plans that are vindictive against specific lawmakers, leave one incumbent lawmaker without a district to run for re-election, leaves citizens of another district represented by a senator from 200 miles away who they didn't vote for, and creates very oddly shaped districts that unnecessarily divide communities and counties.
Fortunately, the Franklin Circuit Court stepped in yesterday and declared the redistricting plans unconstitutional and restored the district lines to how they were last year, tasking the legislature to come up with new and constitutional plans.
Posted by: Dave Newton on February 6, 2012
Posted by: Erik Hungerbuhler on February 6, 2012
Posted by: Tanya Turner on February 6, 2012
Posted by: Dave Newton on February 4, 2012
In an attempt to share more of the stories from former felons across the Commonwealth, we're presenting a series of short interviews every few weeks on our blog and in balancing the scales.
"I'm a veteran of 9 years in the US Army infantry.
My dad was in the military and I grew up on army bases... Both my grandfathers served in the military too."
But despite this service and more, James Snyder does not have the right to vote here in Kentucky.
Posted by: Dave Newton on February 4, 2012
Posted by: Dave Newton on February 4, 2012
The Scott County Chapter had another great meeting on Thursday. Members reported on the last Steering Committee meeting, the Martin Luther King Day march in Georgetown, lobby-training in Lexington, and some exciting first-time lobbying in Frankfort – by a new member, at that!
We welcomed several active new members, including two sociology majors at Georgetown College who plan to focus on organizing their fellow undergraduates.
Posted by: Cory Lowery on February 2, 2012
Posted by: Sara Pennington on February 2, 2012
As part of our work around clean energy and transition, KFTC participates in a Clean Energy Collaborative that held its first meeting of the new year on January 31 in Richmond.
The collaborative was formed in 2010 when KFTC and allies succeeded in convincing East Kentucky Power Cooperative to abandon plans for a new coal-burning power plant in Central Kentucky. In addition to KFTC and EKPC, the collaborative includes other public interest groups, the Attorney General's office, and all 16 of EKPC's distribution co-ops. The group has a two-year charge to study renewable energy and energy efficiency options and present proposals to EKPC.
Posted by: Tanya Turner on February 2, 2012
Yesterday, two Lynch city buildings got a thorough energy audit to kick-start an energy efficiency project to continue into summer.
