Incentives bills seek higher borrowing to lure industry
South Carolina lawmakers introduced incentives bills to raise borrowing limits to 6 percent or 5.5 percent of prior state revenue, enabling up to 500 million or about 250 million respectively. The measures, backed by most Senate and House members, aim to recruit big projects such as BMW in Greer and a DaimlerChrysler/Mercedes-Benz Vans site, with Gov. Hodges urging swift action.
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South Carolina gubernatorial funds show Hodges leading donations
Campaign finance reports show Gov Jim Hodges with 4.6 million on hand and 536 thousand raised in Q1. Candidate totals include Mark Sanford 1.8 million on hand 436 thousand raised. Lt Gov Bob Peeler 1.0 million on hand 265 thousand raised. Attorney General Charlie Condon 703 thousand on hand 222 thousand raised. Secretary Jim Miles 360 thousand on hand 156 thousand raised. Ken Wingate 138 thousand on hand 77 thousand raised. Sen Bill Branton about 58 thousand on hand with undetermined fundraising. Sanford vows no PAC contributions.
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Jim Hodges
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State Ethics Commission
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Sullivans Island
Bob Peeler
Lexington
Charlie Condon
Jim Miles
Ken Wingate
Bill Branton
Summerville
Rebekah Sutherland
New Ellenton
Confederate President Carter relative's Civil War uniform saved
Atlanta reporters note a Confederate cavalry uniform once owned by Gilbert Gordy, great great uncle of Jimmy Carter, kept in a courthouse vault by unusual will. Georgia provides 25000 to preserve the relic, honoring the daughter Carrie Parks who inherited it with the bullet that killed Gordy.
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Gilbert Perry Gordy
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Chattahoochee County
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Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Carrie Parks
Parks
South Carolina bill tasks schools with diabetes care role
The Senate Medical Affairs Committee backed a House bill requiring two trained volunteers or a nurse in schools to assist diabetic students. Amendments address legal parental obligations and private groups involvement while forbidding schools from excluding diabetic children from activities. Educators worry about liability and the added burden.
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Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Jim Ritchie
Spartanburg
Maggie
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