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Grayson says KY redistricting reinforces voter anger, handicaps some key 2012 legislative primaries
CN2 Politics
Feb 03The start of an ultra-competitive legislative primary season has been delayed somewhat by the legal questions surrounding the new legislative district maps. Lawmakers have brought the questions and criticism upon themselves, said former Secretary of St... »
Guide to 2012 State House Races: Some familiar names lining up for open seats
CN2 Politics
Jan 30The filing deadline might — or might not — get pushed back by the courts because of a challenge to the new district maps. But regardless of when the candidate filing deadline will be, the 2012 races already are shaping up to be hotly contested with at ... »
Redistricting causes strife
Kentucky Politics
Jan 27FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — House Republicans hit hard in a contentious redistricting process struck back Thursday, filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of newly drawn legislative boundaries that they claim favor Democrats. House GOP Leader Jef... »
Senate approves its congressional map and new state Senate lines as Democrats fume
CN2 Politics
Jan 18The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday approved its version of the congressional district lines, setting up negotiations with Democratic House leaders over how to rectify the two different approaches to those six districts. The legislation, House Bill ... »
New state Senate map creates three open districts, moves Sen. Stein a new district
CN2 Politics
Jan 18The proposed state Senate district unveiled in the Senate’s state government committee puts two western Kentucky Democrats into the same district, creates three new open spots and forces Democratic Sen. Kathy Stein of Lexington into a newly-numbered di... »