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Redistricting Agreement Near
02/03/12 MRC/AP
Legislative leaders said Thursday that House and Senate lawmakers, with input from Kentucky's federal delegation, are nearing an agreement on a congressional redistricting plan.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Senate Floor Leader Robert Stivers II said they're hopeful the plan can be passed early next week.
Congressional redistricting occurs every 10 years to account for population changes reported in the U.S. Census. The latest count found that the state's overall population grew from 4 million to 4.3 million from 2000 to 2010. Populations of rural areas in eastern and western Kentucky declined sharply while urban centers grew, forcing new boundaries to be drawn so that each congressman represents an equal number of people.
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