As you know, South Carolina’s state legislature has just ended its 117th session a couple of weeks ago. Therefore, no new bills will be coming out until the next session starts in January. In order to pass the time, we here at SC Statehouse Blogs have decided to interview some of the legislators about how […]
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Rep Agnew’s summary of the 117th session
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: 117th · Paul Agnew · Representatives
South Carolina Trade Mission to Germany
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
With the current condition of the economy, many states, including South Carolina, are taking matters into their own hands. Just a couple weeks back, Representative Michael Pitts and Representative Jeff Duncan conducted a trade mission to Germany. The goal of this mission was to meet with several businesses to discuss their future operations in South […]
Tags: 117th · Labor, Commerce, and Industry · Michael Pitts · Representatives
Rep. Joan Brady on the Sex Offender Bill
May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
How to protect our nation’s children from the many dangers of this world is always a topic of significance in the United States. South Carolina is one state that’s addressing this important issue with new legislation that would limit where convicted sex offenders can live. Representative Joan Brady of Richland County is the main proponent […]
Tags: 117th · Bills · House · Joan Brady · Judiciary · Representatives
Rep. Crawford Speaks About HIV Bill
May 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Bill S. 970, a bill regarding medical patients’ privacy rights, is set to see debate today. The bill, sponsored by Senator Hutto, specifically states that if a patient has been diagnosed with HIV, the information is strictly confidential. Therefore, in the context of public schools, no administrators may be notified that the given student is […]
Tags: 117th · Bills · House · Kris Crawford · Medical Affairs · Representatives · Senate
Rep. Ballentine on State Educational Aid for Illegal Immigrants
April 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Illegal immigration, along with the many problems associated with it, is a major topic being debated in almost every state’s legislature and South Carolina’s statehouse is no exception. A recent bill proposed by Representative Nathan Ballentine tries to tackle the issue of illegal immigrants receiving state aid to public educational institutions. The bill he is […]
Tags: 117th · Bills · Education · House · Nathan Ballentine · Representatives
