Posts that broadly address the issue of voting and legislative power.

Trump’s Demand for State Voter Lists Has Hit a Wall – For Now

It's not a secret that the Trump administration is hyping the voting rights issue in order to yank the right to vote for those it wants to believe are voting illegally. This position tries to cast doubt on the state governments' Constitutional authority to manage and to protect voting from abuse. Neal Barkus details the position courts have taken to make sure the Federal government does not usurp this important state right. West Virginia has sued to keep it so.

Looking Ahead to November for Local Democrats

Democratic candidates for local and statewide elections in Jefferson County are strong and motivated and there's strong evidence from the primary election that indicates strong turnout for the general election. Stewart Acuff interviewed Troy Miller for his take on the candidates and his analysis of how the competition is shaping up between our candidates and their opposition.

We Have Come To an Inflection Point

It is a given that our Republican governor, Patrick Morrisey, wants to push as many data centers into the state as it will hold. And worse, he wants to do this without local community input. Stewart Acuff lays out the massive hurt that this will cause to our state and argues for a defiant stand in our upcoming elections to un-elect those legislators that sold us out.