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Whitney Westerfield is leaving Frankfort. Why? He’s changed, but his party’s changed more
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn Feb. 8, state Sen. Whitney Westerfield drove to the Chamber of Commerce dinner in Lexington. He...
If Kentucky can't fix juvenile justice, will Washington do it? Advocates want real reform
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into Kentucky’s juvenile justice system comes at a...
Why are KY legislators fleeing Frankfort? Blame Trump, low pay and nasty politics
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSen. Whitney Westerfield used to be the only one who could get his young daughter, Hadley, to go to...
‘Cooperation and collaboration:’ A legislative legacy from a departing state senator.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe first time I interviewed Sen. Whitney Westerfield in 2019, it was about domestic violence....
Is IVF protected in Kentucky? Depends on whom you ask.
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNone of the bills to explicitly protect in vitro fertilization in Kentucky got a hearing this...
‘If not this, then what?’: Advocates make case for crisis gun removal bill in Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA plan to allow for the temporary removal of guns from Kentuckians who may become violent received...
Republican lawmaker says Kentucky's newly passed shield bill protects IVF services
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoKentucky legislation shielding doctors and other health providers from criminal liability was...
GOP Kentucky lawmaker is backing a bill to remove guns from those in crisis. Can it pass?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA bipartisan team of legislators and a survivor of a mass shooting are working to convince a state...
KY lawmakers file bipartisan crisis aversion measure: ‘It’s not a gun-grabbing bill’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSponsored by Republican Whitney Westerfield and Democrat David Yates, the bill would create a legal...
Gerth: This Republican did what all state lawmakers should do. He let us in on his secret
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen you're a young journalist, you're taught to look for the oddities in life because those are the...