LEO covers Voting Rights Lobby Day

The LEO (Louisville Eccentric Observer) covered our Voting Rights lobby day, as well as the broader context in which KFTC lobbies.  Click here for the full LEO blog entry.

Twenty-one year old Capillo, clad in muted corduroy and open-toed Chacos, looks decidedly out of place in the staid halls of our state capital; more Bonnaroo, as opposed to Beltway, attire.  But he’s not alone today: As part of a 200-strong contingent of Kentuckians For the Commonwealth (a not-for-profit community organizing/political action group comprised of young and old, black and white, Chaco-clad and not), Capillo & co. are seeking to bring to the forefront of the Kentucky state legislature House Bill 70, which calls for the automatic restoration of voting rights for felons whom have paid their dues to society.  Specifically, Capillo is looking for Jody Richards (D - 20th), whose vocal support of the bill has earned him a high-five from nearly every young person I’ve talked to...

Click here for the full LEO blog entry.