MARTHA LAYNE COLLINS…..THE FIRST AND ONLY WOMAN ELECTED GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY DIED ON SATURDAY…..SHE WAS 88….
HER MOST VISIBLE LEGACY IS THE SPAWLING TOYOYA AUTO ASSEMBLY PLANT…..SHE ALSO WORKED FOR YEARS TO OVERHAUL THE COMMONWEALTH’S
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM….
COLLINS SESRVED AS GOVERNOR FROM 1983 TO 197…..AT A TIMEWHEN KENTUCKY GOVERNORS WERE LIMITED TO SINGLE TERMS…….
