Senate Republicans stand behind Senate President Robert Stivers, as he makes a statement on the state budget. By Wil Schroder Since day one of this session, Senate Republicans have been focused on a budget that pays down our pension debt in order to keep our promises to public employees and teachers and to protect future […]
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P3 Bill Goes to Governor’s Desk
Brent Spence Bridge. Wikipedia. A bill that would allow government and private entities to enter into different public-private partnerships to fund Kentucky’s major infrastructure needs has received final passage in the House. House Bill 309, sponsored by Rep. Leslie Combs, D-Pikeville, and Majority Caucus Chair Sannie Overly, D-Paris, received final passage by an 86-8 vote […]
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OP-ED – Sen. Wil Schroder: Free College Isn’t Free
Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) represents Campbell, Pendleton and Bracken Counties. LRC. By Wil Schroder Free college education is a very popular talking point in the current campaign for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. This policy idea made its way into Kentucky this month when the Kentucky House of Representatives passed House Bill […]
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Sen Wil Schroder: Crime and Punishment, ABLE Act, Kentucky Horse Park
Sen. Wil Schroder. LRC. By Wil Schroder Written on 3-4-16 As Thursday marked day 40 of our 60-day legislative session in Frankfort, Senate members are still anxiously awaiting a budget bill from our colleagues in the House. In anticipation, we continue to prepare and educate ourselves on the impact of the Governor’s budget suggestions. We […]
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Fort Thomas Representative Getting Backlash for Filing "MatrimonyFreedom Act"
Rep. Joe Fischer – R, Fort Thomas. LRC. Facebook. State Representative, Joe Fischer (R-Fort Thomas, District 68) has found himself in some turmoil after sponsoring two house bills that would draw a legal line in the sand between same-sex marriages and traditional marriages to deny benefits for the former. The crux of House Bills 571 […]
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Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Update
Sen. Wil Schroder By Wil Schroder As the Senate eagerly awaits a budget proposal from the House of Representatives, we are busy meeting with the various stakeholders impacted by the Governor’s proposed budget plan. The Senate Appropriations and Revenue (A&R) Committee, of which I am a member, met multiple times this week to deal with […]
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Sen. Wil Schroder Legislative Update
State Sen. Wil Schroder, R-Wilder, (left) studies a bill with Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Paducah, on Feb. 12 in Frankfort. LRC. By Wil Schroder Heated floor speeches, passionate committee hearings, and the observance of Presidents’ Day highlighted the seventh week of the 2016 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. As we have passed the halfway point […]
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FRANKFORT — Sign the bill now or later?
Sens. Chris Girdler and Paul Hornback. Credit: LRC. That was Gov. Matt Bevin’s question to the group of lawmakers who delivered the first bill approved by both chambers in the General Assembly’s 2016 session to his office on Tuesday. His question was meant as a courtesy to give lawmakers who helped pass the legislation a […]
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Schroder: Governor Bevin's Budget A Success
The view from State Sen Wil Schroder’s seat during Gov. Matt Bevin’s budget address. By Wil Schroder On Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of attending Governor Matt Bevin’s first-ever State of the Commonwealth Budget Address. I also was selected by Senate leadership to be on the committee to escort the governor into the House […]
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Senator Wil Schroder’s Legislative Update
State Sen. Wil Schroder, R-Wilder, discusses a bill before the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary during the third week of the 2016 General Assembly in Frankfort. By Wil Schroder Written 1-22-16 Although week three of the General Assembly was short due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the inclement weather Friday, the Kentucky […]