South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Columbia, S.C. - April 22, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford today joined Dr. Russell Sobel in North Augusta to discuss pending cigarette tax legislation and efforts to improve business soil conditions across South Carolina.
“Dr. Sobel’s visit to South Carolina comes at a crucial moment during this legislative session, inasmuch as legislators are considering raising taxes […]

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LEGISLATION AIMED AT SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, REDUCING RECIDIVISM
Columbia, S.C. - April 21, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford today joined legislative leaders and state officials to call for passage of the sentencing reform bill (S.1154) now being debated in the South Carolina House of Representatives. These reforms would reverse the trend toward […]

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Gov. Sanford Names Brig. Gen. John Finan as Interim Director of Department of Employment and Workforce
Columbia, S.C. - April 20, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford today appointed Brigadier General John L. Finan, United States Air Force Retired, as Interim Director of the newly created Department of Employment and Workforce.
General Finan, 67, served as Chief Financial […]

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Bill helps foster care children succeed in public schools
A bill to help children in foster care succeed in South Carolina’s public schools is making its way out of the Senate. The South Carolina Bill of Rights for Children in Foster Care Act has been championed by Majority Leader Harvey Peeler and was approved […]

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Aiken Legislator Says Rice will Lead the Fight for Conservative Reform in Washington
EASLEY, SC – State Rep. Don Smith (R-Aiken) has joined Legislators from across the Third District have united behind State Rep. Rex Rice (R-Easley) in his run for Congress, it was announced today.
Smith joins fellow State Representatives Don Bowen, Dan Cooper, Mike Gambrell, […]

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