Legislators back property tax relief and education funding
Lawmakers push ongoing property tax relief tied to a 100000 home stead exemption and pledge to boost school funding. The House would add about 200 million statewide for K-12, with Aiken County gaining nearly 5 million and a $98 per student construction boost. They seek reforms including judicial changes and weighted voting, while the Senate weighs bills and waits on funding outcomes.
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Sharpe
Smith
Aiken County
Moore
Senate
Conference
Ryberg
Dover 33 Come Home After Balkan Air Crash Memorial
President Clinton and Al Gore consoled families of 168 victims of last year’s federal building bombing in Oklahoma City and Balkans mission during a Dover ceremony. The Air Force Band played hymns as uniforms paid respects and a 19 gun salute echoed over the hangar.
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Dover Air Force Base
Air Force Band
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al Gore
America
Abraham Lincoln
Clintons
Gore
William Dendinger
Air Force
Brown
Oklahoma City
Federal
Balkans
Dover
Alma
Commerce Department
Thurmond Rival Faces Challenge in Aiken County
In a Republican stronghold Thurmond faces a contest in Aiken County amid family links to Frances Close Hart a top critic of the Savannah River Site. Close is nearly invisible in a state where Thurmond's name dominates public buildings and infrastructure.
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Aiken County
Frances Close Hart
Savannah River
Close
Thurmond
Washington
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