General Assembly
Voices of people fighting to restore Voting Rights
Quotes from the Rally For Voting Rights from some of the people who have lost the right to vote fighting to have their voices heard
“I’m a Kentuckian, I’m a citizen of the United States. How are you going to tell me that somebody who does all that doesn’t have the right to vote? How are you going to tell me that 312,000 should be weighed by these men and women to see if they have their god given right to vote?”
— Michael Hiser (Louisville)
Rally for Voting Rights makes an impact
Today's Rally for Voting Rights in Frankfort was a strong combination – THIRTY organizational cosponsors, FOURTEEN people with felonies in their past telling their stories under the capitol dome, SIX media outlets covering the event, about 175 attendees, and with all that we built a lot of momentum and awareness for our fight for Voting Rights.
Black lung is surging, but bill to undo limits on doctors stalls without a hearing
A bill that would have rescinded restrictions on the types of physicians who can diagnose black lung disease will likely not get a vote in the Kentucky House of Representatives this year … The proposal’s likely failure comes amid the largest resurgence of black lung in decades, one that has left more than 20 perc
Day of Empathy lays the foundation for ending mass incarceration
Justice should heal. That's why we joined allies in Frankfort Tuesday for cut50's #DayofEmpathy.
Voting Rights bill comes up for a hearing in House
On Monday, members of the House Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee heard a voting rights bill to restore the right to vote to people with felonies in their past who have served their debt to society.
Primary sponsor Representative George Brown was joined by Representative Charles Booker and Representative Jason Nemes as a united and bipartisan front of legislators testifying in favor of the bill.
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