Nighbert again advising Senate on transportation issues
Former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT — Former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert is back in Frankfort advising Senate Republicans after being acquitted of bid-rigging charges in federal court.
Senate President David Williams said in an article in The Daily Independent of Ashland that Nighbert had been hired as an adviser on the road plan. Nighbert previously advised Williams and the Senate on transportation matters after his stint as transportation secretary and before he was charged with conspiring to help steer construction projects to a Kentucky road contractor. Nighbert was found not guilty after a three-week trial in January.
Williams said Nighbert is being paid by the Republican Senate Campaign Caucus Committee, which collects and spends money on behalf of Republican candidates for the Senate.
Filed Under: David Williams • KY General Assembly
About the Author: John Stamper is the accountability editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Monticello, Ky., he has been with the Herald-Leader in a variety of roles since graduating from Western Kentucky University in 2000. Reach him at jstamper@herald-leader.com
Williams back door deals and business as usual while claiming to want “smaller” government involvement is going to be the death of this state.
His poor leadership and philosophy got us here and, like it or not, the senate is the body that directs the state.
amazing. williams is a joke. hiring back nighbert. everyone who talks about the whole “corruption at transportation” case believes the allegations regardless of the outcome. wonder how many people giving to the Senate Republicans like their money going to pay bill nighbert. what a joke! here’s one republican who will no longer be giving money to this crew!
Flecther administration was so corrupt and incompetent.
doesn’t nighbert’s daughter work for the williams woman who was head of republican party? think they are lobbyists together. so does she give money to the senate republicans which then pays nighbert?
Is it true that Williams pays for his penile implant through the GOP Senate campaign fund?
have they no shame? with a straight face King David looks the people of KY in the eye and tells them to tighten their belts while putting this sleazebag on the state payroll??????????? truly this emperor has no clothes or a conscience!!!
Nighbert is being paid by the Republican Senate Campaign Caucus Committee????? So, when does Nighbert announce his candidacy? Maybe his son can run when he gets out of jail.