Conferees Clash Over Sunday Work Conscience Clause
South Carolina lawmakers face a dispute over blue laws as conferees trade positions on Sunday work. Senator Bill Branton demands a conscience clause that lets workers refuse Sunday shifts without explanation, while opponents warn it would halt existing rights and create new legal hurdles. Branton insists the language must be clear to protect personal beliefs.
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Dorchester
John Hayes
York
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Senate
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R Greenville
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D-Kershaw
Adoption Law Change Up To House Members
Senator Tom Smith backs a bill allowing adopted people and biological parents to learn each other’s identities with a confidential agency registry and disclosures upon independent requests. The proposal faces House scrutiny and could drop a provision letting adoptive parents block releases. Counseling would be required for all parties before name disclosure.
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Tom Smith
Senate
House
Pamplico
Florence
Supreme Court Clarifies Tenant Safety Duty in Fire Case
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled landlords owe no general duty to keep leased properties safe for tenants or guests. The decision dismissed a 1.5 million suit over the Spartanburg County apartment fire that killed 15 year old Jacqueline Young and 14 year old Tonnette Wells, unless the landlord signed a safety agreement or concealed defects fraudulently.
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APY
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Spartanburg
Albert Smith
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C.B. Young Sr
Jacqueline Young
Tonnette Wells
Cynthia Wells
Brothers Plead Guilty In Sex Abuse Case Sumter
In Sumter two brothers aged 60 and 65 pleaded guilty to sexual child abuse involving six girls and two boys aged 3 to 14. Judge Ernest Finney Jr. sentenced Luther Pack to 30 years and Lee Pack to 10 years with possible reductions after May 2 following defense plans for private psychiatric evaluations.
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Cied
Ernest A. Finney Jr
Luther Pack
Lee Pack
Finney
Ed Bell
Nashville hospital board uses Hee Haw style show to boost TV ratings
Nashville AP reports the hospital board aired a 30 minute entertainment segment featuring country star Roni Stoneman and psychiatrist Nat Winston to win viewers on a government access channel. Board member Dr Russell Birmingham led the gimmick saying public response was overwhelming.
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Nat Winston
Nashville
Metro Hospitals Board
Russell Birmingham
Water and Sewer Department
Miss Stoneman
MUSC Plans Renovation
Charleston AP reports MUSC plans a 22 million dollar renovation of its 10 story hospital. The aging building shows deteriorating systems and cramped hallways with three elevators serving staff and visitors. The redesign will move most of 354 patient beds into private rooms.
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Medical University of South Carolina
Mary Anne Willson
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