South Carolina Statehouse Blog

Dear Readers,
I have concluded my internship here in Washington, D.C. and will resume operations of SC Statehouse Blog. I would like to take this time to thank Mark Knoop for conducting the day to day activities of the website for the past several months.
I look forward to the Spring 2010 SC Statehouse Session and covering […]

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CONTINUED CONCERNS WITH REAL ID AND PASS ID OUTLINED
Columbia, S.C. - December 4, 2009 - In a letter sent earlier this
week, Gov. Mark Sanford both updated Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano on South Carolina’s progress in making the state’s driver’s
licenses more secure, and reiterated the administration’s strong
concerns that the federal REAL ID law represents both an […]

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ONLINE JOBS COMPANY OPENS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN FLORENCE COUNTY 
Columbia, S.C. - November 18, 2009 - Gov. Mark Sanford today joined
the South Carolina Department of Commerce and local leaders and
economic developers in welcoming the online job search engine and
industry-leading Monster Worldwide as it officially opened its 75,000
square foot customer service center in Florence County.
“The decision […]

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Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter introduced H.3940 in April to fix the current
situation with the ESC.
[Columbia, SC -] House Democrats are glad that the Republican
leadership has decided to call a special legislative session to ensure
that thousands of unemployed South Carolinians receive the extended
unemployment benefits from the federal government.
S.C. Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, introduced H.3940 April 22
with a […]

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Failure to alert anyone of problem highlights need for ESC Reform
(Columbia, SC) - Today, Lawmakers announced that the General Assembly would convene in session under the Sine Die Resolution to correct an oversight made by the Employment Security Commission so that South Carolinians will not lose federal unemployment benefits. 
 
The General Assembly will convene October 27th […]

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