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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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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Changes on the way for wayward agency
A bill sponsored by Sen. Greg Ryberg to restructure the state Employment Security Commission made its way out of the Senate today, paving the way for much-needed reforms of one of South Carolina’s most trouble-plagued agencies. These changes to bring about more accountability have been a long time in […]

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