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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...
Why are KY legislators fleeing Frankfort? Blame Trump, low pay and nasty politics
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 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....
Westerfield: ‘We need people in both parties to stand up to the extremists.’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhitney Westerfield is leaving his state Senate seat and a plum position as chairman of the Senate...
‘If not this, then what?’: Advocates make case for crisis gun removal bill in Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA plan to allow for the temporary removal of guns from Kentuckians who may become violent received...
GOP Kentucky lawmaker is backing a bill to remove guns from those in crisis. Can it pass?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA bipartisan team of legislators and a survivor of a mass shooting are working to convince a state...
Gerth: This Republican did what all state lawmakers should do. He let us in on his secret
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen you're a young journalist, you're taught to look for the oddities in life because those are the...
Senate advances bill to shield nonprofit donors, over Kentucky Press Association concerns
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFRANKFORT, Ky. — The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday intended to protect the privacy of donors...
GOP Senate leaders confront Louisville Democrat as 'Safer Kentucky Act' advances
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFRANKFORT — The Senate approved the controversial Safer Kentucky Act on Friday afternoon after a...
Is IVF protected in Kentucky? Depends on whom you ask.
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoNone of the bills to explicitly protect in vitro fertilization in Kentucky got a hearing this...