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Polarizing
debate avoided
By
Bill Davis, editor | read
full story
 MAY
24, 2013 -- Don’t get too excited that the state Senate passed a
budget late last night for the coming 2013-14 fiscal year. The real work
ain’t over yet.
The $6.3 billion
budget of state tax dollars was the result of compromise by the three
corners of the Senate – Democrats, country club Republicans and tea
party conservatives.
As forecast in last
week’s issue, Finance Chair Sen. Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence) was
able to get Democrats to vote with moderate Republicans for the budget.
He sweetened the pot a little via funding for roads and enhanced funding
for K-4 education programs.
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Pay more than lip service
By
Andy Brack, publisher | read
full column
MAY 24, 2013
-- You really have to wonder whether South Carolina legislators fully
embrace the whole spirit of more accountability and transparency that
they squawk about when elections roll around.
With just a couple
of weeks left of this year’s legislative session, there’s real
concern by some about whether lawmakers will pass a package of ethics
reforms being pushed since two recent high profile ethics inquiries.
The first involved
Gov. Nikki Haley, who was accused but cleared of lobbying for business
as a state representative. Subsequently, Haley empanelled a special ethics
policy group to recommend reforms.
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