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Category Archives: General Assembly
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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S.C. House Bill Proposes Major Child Custody Law Changes
South Carolina’s child custody law would see its biggest overhaul in decades under a bill that has sailed through the S.C. House. The bill (H. 4614), sponsored by Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, spells out definitions of joint and sole custody … 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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More Lawmakers Supporting Independence for Legislative Ethics
A third bill has been introduced to put the kibosh on ethics self-policing in the S.C. General Assembly, and the effort is now bipartisan. Rep. Boyd Brown, D-Fairfield, introduced the latest bill on Jan. 18. The legislation, H. 4634, would … Continue reading
Provisos: Legislators’ Earmarks – and Why They Love Them
Lots of politicians rail against federal earmarks in Congress, but the S.C. General Assembly has its own version of earmarks and many of them represent the very same kind of special-interest, pork-barrel spending. The Legislature’s version of these little gems … Continue reading
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
House Bill Could Give Accused Criminals Multiple Breaks
Offenders charged with certain crimes could have their records wiped clean multiple times under a bill introduced this month by a state House member who is a criminal defense attorney. Under the bill (H. 4603) by Rep. Todd Rutherford, D-Richland, … Continue reading
Senate Faces Choice on Dept. of Administration: True Change or Fig-Leaf Reform
Although myriad ifs, ands or buts could derail it, a full-on elimination of the Budget and Control Board is in the works in the S.C. General Assembly. On Tuesday, the Senate plans to resume debating a bill that would abolish … Continue reading
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