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Jeff Hoover

  • State Capitol
    Jeff Hoover Resigns from House Speaker Position
    Stu Johnson
    House Speaker Jeff Hoover has submitted a letter of resignation and will officially step down from the speakership after saying he wouldn’t do so last…
  • Local News
    When Will Jeff Hoover Officially Step Down? Soon
    Ryland Barton
    Hoover announced he was stepping down from his role as speaker last month after admitting he exchanged sexually-charged text messages with a staffer. On…
  • Former Kentucky Speaker Hospitalized Following Resignation
    Adam Beam
    Kentucky’s former Republican House speaker has been hospitalized days after resigning his leadership position amid sexual harassment allegations.A family…
  • Hoover Scandal Disrupts Pension Debate
    Ryland Barton
    Last week, Kentucky lawmakers were focused on the state’s ailing pension systems. Gov. Matt Bevin had just released a controversial plan to switch most…
  • Ky House Speaker Resigns Post After Texts With Staffer
    ADAM BEAM
    FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican House speaker has resigned his leadership position after acknowledging he settled sexual harassment claims…
  • State Capitol
    Ky. House Republicans Unveil Pension Proposal
    Stu Johnson WEKU News
    Kentucky House Republicans have unveiled their plan to bring stability to the state’s pension systems. However, the chamber’s democratic leader is not…
  • Kentucky GOP Unveils 'Handshake with Kentucky' Plan
    Jonathan Meador
    The Republican Party of Kentucky has a wish-list of legislative priorities ready to go if the State House were to flip and come under Republican control…
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