Posted by: Dave Newton on February 16, 2012
House Bill 70, our constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society, passed he Kentucky House yesterday with a wide margin - 78 to 18. Please take a moment to look at the vote history and thank your Representative if he or she voted yes.
Posted by: Tanya Turner on February 16, 2012
Posted by: jerry on February 14, 2012
Posted by: Amy Hogg on February 14, 2012
As we do each February, KFTC members brought some love for the mountains to Frankfort on Valentine's Day along with 1,200 homemade pinwheels in a rainbow of colors.
Posted by: Tanya Turner on February 14, 2012
Posted by: Erik Hungerbuhler on February 13, 2012
More than 1,200 KFTC members and clean energy advocates were at the state capitol on Tuesday, Valentine's Day, for the annual I Love Mountains Day. It was a great turnout despite the cold and wet day, and people brought high energy and strong commitment to protecting Kentucky's mountains and helping move Kentucky to a clean energy economy.
Speakers Steve Boyce, Ada Smith, Teri Blanton, Cody Montgomery, Randy Wilson and Stanley Sturgill called out many of the people inside the buildings on the capitol grounds -- from the governor to legislators -- who are responsible for the destruction of the mountains, the poisoning of the streams and working conditions for miners that are more dangerous than they need to be.
Posted by: Dave Newton on February 13, 2012
House Democratic leadership and Senate Republican leadership both know perfectly well that their redistricting plans weren't in the best interest of our Democracy and are wildly unpopular amongst the people of Kentucky, but they're still shamelessly and selfishly fighting to benefit their own careers and they're using tax dollars to do it.
Posted by: Erik Hungerbuhler on February 13, 2012
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Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on February 12, 2012
The Northern Kentucky chapter of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth had a couple of events this past weekend to prepare members for I Love Mountains. The first, an event at The Crazy Fox Saloon, was in Newport, Kentucky, and focused on meeting new people to talk about the concerns people have with mountaintop removal mining. The second event, held at Groove Coffee House in Covington, Kentucky, was a pinwheel and postcard making party, and was an opportunity for members to be a part of I Love Mountains Day, even if they cannot make it to Frankfort tomorrow.
Posted by: Jessica Hays on February 12, 2012
KFTC is working for a fairer, more just state tax structure that raises revenue and includes a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for families earning up to close to $50,000.
