She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky. By Alex Traub Martha Layne Collins, who in ...
The Republican primary field is already crowded as a slate of candidates vie to replace outgoing Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra.
Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, ...