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Category Archives: State Agencies
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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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
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
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
Lawmakers Seek to Regulate Yet Another Profession
If one powerful South Carolina legislator has his way, music therapy will be added to the already lengthy list of professions regulated in the Palmetto State. Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, recently filed a bill that would create a music therapy … Continue reading
Barber Claims HIV Spread by Unclean Razors
A barber tells members of a Senate subcommittee that regulation is necessary, citing a case he’d heard where someone contracted HIV after he was cut with an unclean razor while getting a shave in a barbershop. In reality, though, this … Continue reading
End of the Road for I-95 Corridor Authority?
A legislative showdown is brewing over an S.C. Senate bill that would create another state agency whose purported goal is to improve economic conditions in historically poor, rural counties along Interstate 95. The bill (S. 211) creating the “I-95 Corridor … Continue reading
LLR Report Clarifies Position on Deregulating Auctioneering
The S.C. Auctioneers’ Commission isn’t in danger of being dismantled – as was recommended by one state agency not too long ago – but the time is ripe for deregulating the industry, according to a recent report. The S.C. Department … Continue reading
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