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Tag Archives: Glenn McConnell
Legislature Still Polices Itself in Ethics Cases
Republican Lt. Gov. Ken Ard, who is the subject of a criminal probe into allegations that he used campaign money illegally, probably would be breathing a lot easier if he were a member of the S.C. House instead of a … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Ethics, General Assembly
Tagged Glenn McConnell, Jim Harrison, Ken Ard, Mark Sanford, Mike Rose, Wes Hayes
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‘Extra Session’ Dustup Could Eclipse Vote to Nix BCB
In a perhaps unprecedented move, the S.C. Senate has voted unanimously to abolish the unique, long-criticized hybrid of the executive and legislative branches of state government that is the Budget and Control Board.
In doing so, however, the Senate set itself on a collision course with Gov. Nikki Haley in a showdown that could end up being decided by the third branch of state government – the judiciary. Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Control Board
Tagged Bobby Harrell, Brad Hutto, budget, Budget and Control Board, Department of Corrections, Department of Probation, Garry Smith, Glenn McConnell, Mark Sanford, Michael Hitchcock, Nikki Haley, Parole and Pardon Services, Senate, Session, Shane Massey, Tom Davis, Vincent Sheheen
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Boeing Bonds Illegal in South Carolina?
S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis might have unwittingly opened a debate about whether the sale of $270 million in state bonds to help aerospace giant Boeing build an aircraft assembly plant in North Charleston violated the S.C. Constitution. Continue reading
Posted in Boeing
Tagged Bobby Harrell, Boeing, Budget and Control Board, Curtis Loftis, Glenn McConnell, Joe Taylor
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Bill, Court Case Puts Builders, Insurers at Odds
Battle lines have been drawn in the S.C. General Assembly pitting property insurance companies against property owners and builders in a high-stakes standoff over who gets hit in the pocketbook as a result of damage from faulty workmanship. Continue reading
Posted in General Assembly
Tagged Beazer Homes Investment Corp, Crossman Communities of North Carolina, Crossman v. Harleysville, Frank B. Norris & Co., Frank Norris, Glenn McConnell, Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania, Home Builders Association of South Carolina, Howard Cox, John Kittredge, Mark Nix, Palmetto Insurance, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, Rep. Bill Herbkersman, S. 431, South Carolina Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, State Ethics Commission
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Proviso Aims To Eliminate State-Funded Lobbying
South Carolina taxpayers would save $1 million under a state budget proviso the S.C. House has adopted that aims to eliminate publicly funded lobbying by state agencies. Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
Tagged 90.20, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Eric Bedingfield, Francis Marion University, Glenn McConnell, Greenville Technical, Judiciary Committee, Kevin Bryant, Medical University of South Carolina, Mike Rose, Office of State Budget, proviso, S. 335, Sen. Vincent Sheheen, South Carolina State University, State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, The Citadel, Tri-County Technical, University of South Carolina, Winthrop University
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