Former Kentucky House speaker had sex with staffer and used donors to fund settlement, lawsuit alleges

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The communications director for the Kentucky House Republican caucus sued the Legislative Research Commission on Monday, alleging that she is being unfairly punished for shedding light on sexual harassment claims by a female colleague who was in an “inappropriate sexual relationship” with then-House Speaker Jeff Hoover of Jamestown. In her whistle-blower lawsuit, filed…