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Why
state government might actually work
ANDY
BRACK (7.3.09)
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COMMENTARY
All
of the tawdry confessionals and too-much-informational gushings
from our own love Gov. Mark Sanford might lead a cynic to conclude
something kind of surprising...
MORE
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Brack:
The Nation
What
cap and trade emissions bill may mean to South Carolina
BILL
DAVIS (7.3.09)
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NEWS
Uncertainty
over the final form that federal cap and trade legislation
may soon take in the nations capital has caused concerned
and vigorous debate on energy policy ... MORE
Sanford
should resist resigning
ANDY
BRACK (6.26.09)
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COMMENTARY
Bottom
line: Sanford made some bad judgment calls, particularly with
masking his location from his staff and others in South Carolina,
but his infidelity hasnt reached the point of incompetency.
...
MORE
Brack
in other media: The
Nation | NY
Times | Nat.
Journal | Chr.
Sci. Monitor
Sanford's
affair will have long impact in SC politics
BILL
DAVIS
(6.24.09)
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NEWS
When
Gov. Mark Sanford confessed at a press conference earlier this
week that hed been in Argentina visiting a woman with whom
hed been having a year-long affair, he answered the burning
... MORE
Time
to fix broken criminal justice system
VICTORIA
MIDDLETON (6.26.09)
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MY
TURN
We
all have a stake in fixing our states broken criminal justice
system, and this is the time to encourage our representatives
to make the streets and schools safer while ...
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Media
need to back off on Sanford
ANDY
BRACK (6.24.09)
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COMMENTARY
It
was painful to hear Gov. Mark Sanford's apology to the world over
his adultery in Argentina. He has embarrassed himself and killed
any chance of being President. ...
MORE
A
monumentally stupid move on tax study
ANDY
BRACK (6.19.09)
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COMMENTARY
Monumentally
stupid. Those are the words that immediately came to mind
upon realization of what the General Assembly did June 16, the
last day of this years session. ...
MORE
Stimulus
package puts off potential health care crisis
BILL
DAVIS
(6.19.09)
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NEWS
When
Emma Forkner told members of the Senate Finance Committee in May
that her agency, the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services,
could go over a cliff in 2011, she was doing so with
a unique perspective. ... MORE
Lawmakers
won't let go of power
ANDY
BRACK (6.12.09)
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You
might be surprised to realize how the document that is the foundation
of our government heavily favors the Congress. Of the U.S. Constitution's
4,447 words, some 2,268 (51 percent) deal with ...
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Legislative
tyranny
TOM
DAVIS (6.12.09)
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MY
TURN
My
first year as a senator in the South Carolina General Assembly
confirmed for me why I decided to seek public office in the first
place our
states government is badly structured, ...
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Debate
on state's tax structure looms
BILL
DAVIS
(6.12.09)
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Thats
the question being asked around Columbia about whether legislators
will be able to pass a bill to create a tax realignment commission
(TRAC) when they return for a short week on Tuesday.
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PALMETTO
PRIORITIES
SC
Statehouse Report encourages state leaders to develop and implement
these Palmetto Priorities
to make the state better:
-
JOBS. Develop a Cabinet-level post dedicated to adding
and retaining 10,000 small business jobs per year.
- EDUCATION.
Cut the states dropout rate in half by 2015.
- HEALTH
CARE.
Increase the cigarette tax to $1 per pack and use revenues to
maximize federal health care matching funds.
- HEALTH
CARE.
Ensure affordable and accessible health care that optimizes
preventive care for every South Carolinian by 2015.
- ENVIRONMENT.
Adopt
a state energy policy that requires energy producers to generate
20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020.
- TAXES.
By 2012, remove special interest sales tax exemptions that are
outdated for the states 21st Century economy.
- TAXES.
Reform and stabilize the tax structure by 2012 after following
an overall nonpartisan review that seriously considers reimplementation
of reasonable property taxes.
- ELECTIONS.
Increase voter registration to 75 percent by 2015 by restructuring
the states election, reducing voting barriers and making
it easier for all to vote.
- CORRECTIONS.
Reduce the prison population by 25 percent by 2020 through creative
alternative sentencing programs for non-violent offenders.
- ROADS.
Strengthen
all bridges and upgrade all state roads by 2015 through creative
highway financing and maintenance programs.
- POLITICS.
Have a vigorous two- or multi-party political system of governance.
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