South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Columbia, S.C- Last year, Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler’s “Jumpstart Plan” passed unanimously in the S.C. State Senate. During a recessionary period, especially one in which South Carolina is among the top three hardest-hit states, it looked like the leadership in the General Assembly was finally going to help unemployed workers and small business, the […]

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Senate Guarantees Right To Secret Ballot Elections in Union Votes, Makes Spending Caps Top Priority
Columbia, SC – March 10, 2010 – South Carolina’s Republican Senators today moved two key bills being pushed by the state’s business community. The Senate passed the anti-card check bill protecting workers from union intimidation. It also set legislation on […]

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Sets in place policies that will save lives
(Columbia, SC) - Today, the South Carolina House of Representatives approved a measure that will make our state’s roadways safer. Passed with widespread public support, the Distracted Driving Bill (H. 4282) prohibits the dangerous activities of driving while texting and emailing that far too often are contributing […]

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Republicans Working To Guarantee Right To Secret Ballot Elections
Columbia, SC – March 10, 2010 – South Carolina’s Republican Senators are pushing a bill on the State Senate floor that guarantees a worker’s right to a secret ballot election in the workplace, but liberal Democrats have been working to block that right. Will they […]

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Republicans Working To Guarantee Right To Secret Ballot Elections
Columbia, SC – March 9, 2010 – South Carolina’s Republican Senators are pushing a bill on the State Senate floor that guarantees a worker’s right to a secret ballot election in the workplace, but liberal Democrats are continuing to block that right. H.3305, introduced by Rep. Eric […]

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