GOP State Sen. Steve Rawlings (R-Burlington) introduced a bill on Jan. 8 that aims to standardize property tax forms in Kentucky. Rawlings, along with State Sen. Gex Williams (R-Verona) — co-sponsors of Senate Bill 91 — argue that the current system allows municipalities, counties and other taxing authorities to calculate and present property taxes to […]
Tag: Gex Williams
Posted inFrankfort
School employee misconduct bill regulates communication with student
Legislators on the Senate Families and Children Committee unanimously approved an employee misconduct bill Tuesday that would require Kentucky’s public school districts to implement policies for using only traceable forms of communication between staff, coaches, and volunteers and their students. Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, a Republican from Smithfield, testified during a meeting that Senate Bill 181 […]
Posted inUncategorized
What is ‘citizenship requirement’ amendment?
Titled the Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment, or Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, the state’s Constitution would be changed to say that only U.S. citizens could vote in elections in the state, according to Ballotpedia. This also includes elections for school trustees and local school board elections. Noncitizens already are not allowed to vote or register […]
Posted inPolitics
Kentucky Senate votes for partisan elections for state school board
The Kentucky Senate voted Tuesday to require partisan elections for the Kentucky Board of Education, eliminating the governor’s ability to appoint members of the board.
Posted inFrankfort
Profile: Sen. Gex Williams
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Sen. Gex Williams’ professional background is in computer science and information technology. So it was no surprise when Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers appointed the […]
Posted inFrankfort
NKY senator appointed co-chair of technology committee
Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) appointed Northern Kentucky Senator Gex Williams (R-Verona) as the new co-chair of a new legislative committee that seeks to modernize Kentucky’s technology systems, according to an announcement from the Senate president’s office. “Gex’s professional career has been dedicated to information technology systems, and he will bring a much-needed voice to […]
Posted inFrankfort
NKY lawmaker named to first Senate impeachment committee since 1800s
The Kentucky Senate selected a Northern Kentucky senator as one of seven named to a committee set to consider the impeachment of a former state prosecutor whose trial started Monday. The Senate committee is the first since 1885, when the upper chamber convicted state Treasurer James “Honest Dick” Tate for stealing around $200,000 from the […]
Posted inFrankfort
Senator-elect Gex Williams receives committee, chair assignments
Senator-elect Gex “Jay” Williams (R-Verona) received his committee and chair assignments from the Kentucky Senate leadership last week. Williams has been named Senate Education Committee vice chair. He will also serve as Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary co-chair, and as a member of the Senate Transportation Committee; State and Local Government Committee; Natural […]