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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 2009

Page

7

South Carolina lawmakers debate accepting stimulus aid

Rep Don Smith argues for a two year plan to reorganize state funding with reduced budgets, warning 2000 to 3000 teaching jobs may be cut and prisons closed if funds are limited. Rep Bill Clyburn urges acceptance to avoid debt burden. Rep Tom Young favors two year planning and notes tax impacts.

Don Smith South Carolina Tom Young

Flooded Southeast braced for more rain as rivers rise

Storms tracked into north Florida with Gulf Coast communities alert for rising rivers and roads. The West Pearl River neared historic crest, while Mississippian gator ranch reported flood swamps and alligators swept from view. Geneva's floodwaters receded but fear of more rain worried shop owners.

Geneva Ala Florida Gulf Coast Pearl River St. Tammany Parish National Weather Service South Georgia South Alabama Mississippi Orange Grove Allan Adams Williams Ann Stinson

Fires blaze in Orangeburg County as series of arson ails neighborhoods

Orangeburg County firefighters battled another blaze in a neighborhood amid 27 recent fires within a mile in six months. All fires struck vacant, unpowered homes and appear intentional. No injuries reported. The latest fire, worth 12000 dollars, destroyed the residence. Investigators have multiple leads but no arrests. In Spartanburg, a lawyer says a $350000 settlement resolves a crash suit over a curve with stolen or obscured warning signs that preceded a wreck killing Brittney Goforth, Jeffrey Goforth Jr., and Maurice Rodgers, with guardrails added two weeks after.

Orangeburg Orangeburg County the Times and Democrat of Larry Williams Spartanburg South Carolina Department of Transportation John Hawkins Herald-Journal of Hawkins Brittney Goforth Jeffrey “J.R.” Goforth Jr Maurice Rodgers

South Carolina Governor Wins Key Fight Over Stimulus Funds

White House budget chief says state legislators cannot take $700 million in school stimulus without governor approval. Governor Mark Sanford may decline parts of the $2.8 billion in stimulus money, arguing it would worsen state debt. lawmakers pressed to accept funds amid warnings of cuts and lawsuits.

Columbia South Carolina Mark Sanford White House Peter Orszag Sanford Orszag Lindsey Graham R-S.c Congress Joel Sawyer House Jim Clyburn D-S.c Clyburn Republican Governors Association Sawyer State Senate Finance Committee Hugh Leatherman Florence Leatherman Graham Washington

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