Martha Layne Collins and Toyota’s Lasting Impact

Suggested hed: Collins advanced Kentucky, provided lessons

Martha Layne Collins, who died Nov. 1 and was interred Monday, was a good governor. She grew in office, advanced a state that greatly needed advancement, and provided important lessons for women in politics – as the state’s first female governor, one who allowed her husband to peddle influence. Collins started out as a teacher, and as governor she set the state on the road to education reform. The progress in her 1983-87 term was aided by the na…

Kentuckians remember Martha Layne Collins, state's first and only female governor

"I don't care how cold it is. You couldn't keep me away," said Linda Bowen, one of many people from across the state who gathered Sunday to reflect on Gov. Martha Layne Collins' political accomplishments and how she broke barriers…

Martha Layne Collins and Toyota’s lasting impact

In 1988, the first vehicle rolled off the assembly lines at Toyota’s Georgetown.

Al Cross: Martha Layne Collins advanced Kentucky, provided lessons - NKyTribune

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