South Carolina Statehouse Blog

GROUP CHARGED WITH INCREASING COORDINATION, REDUCING DUPLICATION IN STATE TRANSPORTATION 
Columbia, S.C. -  September 25, 2009 - Gov. Mark Sanford today signed Executive Order 2009-13, establishing the South Carolina Interagency Transportation Coordination Council, which will promote interagency cooperation and statewide coordination to cut costs and eliminate waste in current transportation programs.
Formed by legislation in 2008, the […]

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Columbia, S.C. - September 18, 2009 - As part of Governor Sanford’s ongoing “Family Fitness Challenge” emphasizing physical activity and healthy living for all South Carolinians, the governor will be participating in the U.S. Marine Corp’s “Mud Run” at Fort Jackson this Saturday. He will run on his third son Bolton’s team.
“Something we’ve been stressing […]

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Columbia, S.C. - September 18, 2009 - Governor Mark Sanford yesterday issued an Executive Order placing the federally funded BabyNet program under the control of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness. Until now the program has been overseen by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, although S.C. First Steps is the state’s only […]

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Columbia, S.C. * September 16, 2009 * Governor Mark Sanford today announced a new advisory committee charged with helping prioritize applications for federal broadband infrastructure stimulus funds. Under this year’s federal stimulus act, public and private groups across the state can apply for broadband grants from a national $7.2 billion pool that are then forwarded […]

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Representative Nikki Haley released the following statement in response to the House Republican Caucus letter requesting Governor Sanford’s resignation:
“Governor Sanford is first and foremost responsible for the ongoing scandal that has occupied so much attention in South Carolina for the past couple of months. But the leadership of the General Assembly is also stoking those […]

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