South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Columbia, SC – Rep. Nikki Haley today announced her opposition to H. 4112. The bill would expand the ability of public officials who possess a Concealed Weapons Permit (CWP) to carry their weapons in areas where the general public cannot.
Haley, a CWP permit holder herself whose staunch support for gun rights has earned her a […]

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Independent leader to run for second term for District 79 House Seat with strong support from educators, business leaders and the grassroots
Columbia, SC-State Representative Anton Gunn (D-Richland/Kershaw) has announced that he will seek reelection to the District 79 House seat to which he was first elected in 2008. In what was only his second campaign […]

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Columbia, SC - Today Representative Anton Gunn filed a bill that, if passed, would be South Carolina’s most targeted “Small Business Green Jobs” initiative to date.The bill would create the South Carolina Small Business Micro Green Loan Program within the State Energy Office to help provide targeted startup capital to local, small businesses focused on […]

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This week, U.S. Senator John McCain took a large step back from his support of the infamous $700 billion Wall Street bailout that he voted for in 2008, saying he was “misled” by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson [http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0210/McCain_suspending_bailout_support.html].
In response to Senator McCain’s new position, gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley released the following statement as it pertains […]

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REP. REX RICE: NO STATE FUNDS SHOULD PAY FOR ABORTIONS
State Rep. Introduces Legislation to Stop the State Health Plan from Covering Abortions
COLUMBIA, SC – State Representative Rex Rice (R-Pickens) released the following statement regarding his budget provision to prohibit the state health plan from covering abortions.
“The state of South Carolina should not be paying for […]

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