Friday, January 20, 2012

Redistricting Compromise Not Reached

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Friday that negotiators remain far apart on competing proposals to redraw boundary lines around Kentucky's congressional districts. The House and Senate adjourned late Friday morning without a resolution, and negotiators opted to postpone any further talks until Monday. The Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-dominated Senate have been able to settle on new lines around state legislative districts after a prolonged partisan feud that left two lawmakers serving districts 100 to 200 miles from their homes. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear signed the legislative redistricting bill into law Friday.