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Author Archives: Kevin Dietrich
Bill Could Give Arts Commission Secure Source of Funding
The head of the S.C. Arts Commission is taking a cautious approach regarding a recently introduced bill that could give his agency a steady source of revenue. Ken May, executive director of the commission, said one of the key components … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, General Assembly, Legislation, State Agencies, Transparency
Tagged Gov. Nikki Haley, Rep. James Smith, S.C. Arts Commission
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Charleston Council Passes Short-Term Rental Ordinance
Marc Knapp Citizen Reporter Charleston City Council gave a final reading to an ordinance creating a short-term Rental Overlay District in the city. The ordinance was passed unanimously – significant, as the Planning Commission rejected it in its original form. … Continue reading
The Search for a Joint Open Session on the Budget
State law requires that House and Senate appropriation committees meet in joint open session to consider the governor’s proposed budget within five days of it being released. On Jan. 23, the fifth and final day such sessions could be held, … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Budget, General Assembly, Legislation, Transparency
Tagged General Assembly, State Budget
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Lawmaker: Budget and Control Board Does ‘Jam-Up’ Job
On Jan. 26 the S.C. Senate debated a bill that would abolish the Budget and Control Board – the powerful five-member board that runs state government. Although observers of both parties have usually agreed that the Board system has not … Continue reading
Senate Bill Seeks to Make Top Insurance Post an Elected Position
Five years after Grand Strand legislators failed in a bid to change the S.C. Department of Insurance director’s office to an elected position from an appointed post, one of the lawmakers involved in that effort is back at it. Sen. … Continue reading
Lawmaker: What About the Debt?
Sen. Kevin Bryant, a member of the Joint Other Funds Oversight Committee, questions an S.C. Commission on Higher Education official as to when the agency is going to do something besides ask for more money. Bryant, R-Anderson, raised the question … Continue reading
Clemson Sustainability Program in Line for $445,000 in State Funds
A Clemson University program that at least one legislator thought would be better suited for state government was recommended to receive nearly $450,000 in state funding last week. The S.C. Commission on Higher Education got approval from the Joint Other … Continue reading
DEW Director: Unemployed Can’t be Forced to Volunteer
S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Executive Director Abraham Turner says federal law prohibits the state from devising a plan where individuals receiving unemployment would have to take on community service in return. The U.S. Department of Labor doesn’t allow … Continue reading
Charleston Council Changes Citizen Participation Guidelines
Warwick Jones Citizen Reporter As Charleston County Administrator Allen O’Neal noted, the Jan. 19 Finance Committee meeting was likely one of the shortest on record. The explanation was that there was very little on the agenda. The only thing of … Continue reading
Haley: We’re Going to Fight Back on Voter ID
Gov. Nikki Haley and members of the S.C. General Assembly join in the rotunda of the State House on Jan. 10 to talk about issues related to the Voter ID bill. “What we saw was the continued war on South … Continue reading
Posted in General Assembly, Legislation
Tagged Boeing, Gov. Nikki Haley, Illegal Immigration, Voter ID
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