Kentucky's first Republican House speaker in nearly 100 years says his biggest job will be managing the expectations of the state's restless GOP leaders - starting with the governor.
Jeff Hoover says the state's first Republican-controlled government will act swiftly to pass a right-to-work bill and anti-abortion legislation, but indicated he would move carefully on other topics including tax reform and a ban on transgender bathroom use as he seeks to manage an unpredictable caucus through an unprecedented transition.