State Representative Williams Sponsors Bill To Support Alzheimer’s Patient Families
A new three-year pilot program that would provide a short break for Alzheimer’s caregivers has been signed into law by Governor Bill Lee. State Representative Ryan Williams said the bill would provide four hours of respite care for family members caring for an Alzheimer’s patient. “The reason why we think it is worth using state […]
Legislation Moving Forward To Allow Hospitals To Employ Police Officers
State Representative Ryan Williams sponsoring legislation that would authorize healthcare facilities to employ and commission police officers. Williams said smaller healthcare facilities are struggling to find security workers. “Large healthcare facilities have the ability to hire or stand up their own law enforcement agencies in some instances like Vanderbilt,” Williams said. “Smaller folks like Erlanger […]
Williams: 30-Day Grocery Tax Suspension Needed But Could Be Longer
State Representative Ryan Williams said he believes that the state is fiscally strong enough to offer more than a 30-day grocery tax suspension. Governor Bill Lee proposed a budget amendment that would allow a 30-day suspension of state and local grocery sales tax as a relief for citizens. “I am in support of it,” Williams […]
Putnam Drops 7 District Plan After Conflicts With County’s Private Act
The Putnam County Commission will not consider a seven district plan for dealing with growth and redistricting. The county’s redistricting committee voted Monday night to drop the option due to conflicts with the county’s private act regarding districts. County Attorney Jeff Jones said under the current framework, a seven district plan would not be allowed. […]
State Rep. Williams On Special Session: Finding Balance A Daunting Task
State Representative Ryan Williams said finding a balance in personal responsibility and personal liberty is the goal of this week’s special called session. The General Assembly will debate on legislation related to vaccines, masks and other COVID restrictions starting this week. Williams said it will be a daunting task. “I think what legislature is incoming […]
Funding For Infrastructure And Roads Included In Approved State Budget
Upgrades to roads and more infrastructure for counties are some of the Upper Cumberland benefits of the state’s new budget. That is according to State Representative Ryan Williams. Governor Bill Lee’s $42.6 billion budget passed Thursday. “Our state was one of seven states to show positive economic growth through the midst of COVID, which is […]
Rep. Williams Sponsoring Opioid Task Force Bill
State Representative Ryan Williams has introduced a bill to create a state opioid task force to address opioid abuse and addiction. Williams said the task force will also be in charge of equally dividing settlement money from the Big Pharma lawsuit. “Our local District Attorney’s here in the state have sued opioid drug companies because […]
Williams’ Bill Focused On CRMC Retirement Transfer
State Representative Ryan Williams said he wants to move forward a bill involving Cookeville Regional retirement portfolios this legislative session. The bill involves employee retirement portfolios that did not transfer from Cookeville over to CRMC. Williams said this is for employees who moved from Cookeville over to the hospital. “What this would do, it would […]
Tennessee Legislature Starting With Busy Schedule
Tennessee’s legislators will begin their legislative session on Tuesday, and it will not be a typical opening week for them. Getting organized is the normal procedure for week one, but State Representative Ryan Williams said they will spend the end of this week deciding on Tennessee’s Medicaid Block Grant waiver. Williams said they will come […]
State Legislation To Be Considered For Putnam Property Tax Losses
The state legislative will consider a bill to restore property tax revenue lost by the county during the March tornado. The total $4.7 million dollar bill for the loss of property tax value for Putnam. State Representative Ryan Williams said the bill is meant to make up the loss of property tax revenue for 275 […]
