South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Columbia, S.C. - November 24, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford today issued the following Thanksgiving message:
“From the first Thanksgiving celebration almost 400 years ago, right up until the present, Americans have made it their practice to give thanks as a community and indeed as a nation for the blessings of prosperity, security and liberty,” Gov. […]

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Columbia, S.C. - November 11, 2010 - Governor Mark Sanford issued the following Veterans Day message to South
Carolinians:”With tens of thousands of South Carolinians and well over a million men and women serving in our nation’s armed services - many of them serving in combat zones - it’s our duty and privilege to remember […]

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BRITISH-BASED MACHINE TECHNOLOGY FIRM ESTABLISHING NEW FACILITY IN YORK COUNTY
Columbia, S.C. - October 29, 2010 - Today Gov. Mark Sanford joined company executives and local leaders to announce Winbro Group Technologies’ investment of $10 million and the creation of 25 jobs in Rock Hill. Based in Coalville, England, Winbro is a manufacturer of advanced machining […]

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FIRST-OF-ITS KIND PROGRAM AIMED AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL REVIATLIZE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ADDRESS NEEDS OF AT-RISK YOUTH
Walterboro, S.C. - October 28, 2010 - Today Gov. Mark Sanford joined Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor, Department of Juvenile Justice Director Judge Bill Byars, SLED Chief Reggie Lloyd, and the mayors of Laurens and Walterboro to announce a new pilot […]

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DISCUSSION FOCUED ON UNSUSTAINABLE STATE RETIREMENT FUND
Columbia, S.C. - October 19, 2010 - In light of the South Carolina’s $21 billion unfunded liability, Gov. Mark Sanford has invited state political leaders, policy experts and concerned citizens to a frank and much-needed discussion tomorrow morning about the need to reform the state’s retirement system before […]

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