South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Speaker Harrell comments about attempt to move detainees to North Charleston 
(Columbia, SC) – In response to the news that President Obama plans to
move detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the Naval Brig in North
Charleston, SC, House Speaker Bobby Harrell issued the following
statement:
“South Carolina will do everything in our power to protect the public,
but the bottom […]

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Columbia, S.C. - October 30, 2009 - Gov. Mark Sanford today named
educator and Brigadier General Thomas L. Sinclair as the new
Supervisor for Union County. The previous supervisor, Donnie
Betenbaugh, was suspended earlier this month after being indicted on
corruption charges.
“By all accounts, Tommy Sinclair has the competence and character to
lead Union County during this unsettled time,” Gov. […]

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BILL PAVES WAY FOR LARGEST JOBS AND INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN STATE HISTORY 
Columbia, S.C. - October 30, 2009 - Flanked by state and local elected
officials and economic developers, Gov. Mark Sanford today signed
H.3130 - an economic incentives bill that helped pave the way for
Boeing Company’s announcement of its plan to establish a second
production line for the […]

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Columbia, S.C. * October 29, 2009 * Gov. Sanford today signed into law
Senate bill 374, which extends benefits to the unemployed under the
stimulus act. The bill passed with unanimous, bipartisan support and
was made necessary by an oversight at the Employment Security
Commission (ESC).
“The fact that this bill was even necessary is yet another reminder
that reforming the […]

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Dear friends,
After two days of diligent work in The South Carolina General Assembly, we fixed a problem for 30,000 unemployed South Carolinians and we signed a deal with Boeing Airlines to build a plant in North Charleston, SC. To read more details about my “hopeful” analysis of this week’s Legislative Session, read my blog post […]

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