The League of Women Voters of Tennessee believes that the Tennessee legislature's recently approved map of legislative districts will have an adverse impact on the state's citizens.
It is hard to overestimate the importance of Medicaid expansion in and for Tennessee. Simple concern for our neighbors and for the wellbeing of our state should motivate us to contact our legislators strongly encouraging them to take this positive step.
The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge encourages members of the public to get involved with the local redistricting process, which occurs every 10 years after the national census data is published.
There are many innovative ways that have been proposed to correct the inequities in our election systems and representation without constitutional amendments. We will address just one in this article - reform of the filibuster.
As late-arriving Census data narrows the redistricting window, citizen groups hope for public input and transparency. History does not give reason to expect much of either.