South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Columbia, S.C. - September 29, 2010 - Today Gov. Sanford joined company executives, economic development officials and local leaders to celebrate the Grand Opening of Sykes Enterprises’ new call center in Sumter. Sykes, a global leader in providing outsourced customer contact management services, will be creating 600 news jobs over the next year.
“Sykes Enterprises is […]

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(Isle of Palms, SC) Being a defender of the environment isn’t a partisan issue. Sen. Chip Campsen proved that last week by receiving the Senate Leadership Award from the Conservation Voters of South Carolina and the John W. Drummond Conservationist Award from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
“Chip has proven that he has the […]

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Columbia, S.C. - September 21, 2010 - Leading up to the statewide Higher Education Summit planned for next week Tuesday, the Governor has committed to helping clear away several misperceptions about higher education, student body composition, and college affordability. The second of these myths is as follows:
MYTH #2: Importing large numbers of out-of-state students […]

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GOVERNOR ASKS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: “CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?”
AFTER YEAR OF BUREAUCRATIC FOOT DRAGGING THAT’S STALLED LIFE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY
Columbia, S.C. - September 22, 2010 - Joining Corrections Director Jon Ozmint, SLED Chief Reggie Lloyd and wardens from all 28 South Carolina prisons, Governor Mark Sanford today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve South […]

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SEPT. 28 SUMMIT TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED DIALOGUE ON HIGHER ED REFORM
Columbia, S.C. - September 16, 2010 - Governor Sanford today announced that the upcoming Higher Education Summit will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, in the Academic Center Auditorium (Room 116) at Midlands Technical College, Airport Campus (1260 Lexington Drive, West Columbia). […]

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