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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2002
Page
7
At Clemson University six GOP candidates for governor urged tax reform and reduced state government. They favored privatizing services and cutting waste while opposing new taxes. One called for longer work weeks. others proposed sales taxes and privatization, with no clear consensus.
A Washington watchdog group ranks South Carolina 18th for federal funding secured by its delegation, noting more than 216 million dollars in the last budget. The report highlights projects at The Citadel, Spartanburg, and MUSC and critiques Hollings and Clyburn over specific allocations.
South Carolina Senate Finance Committee prioritizes Medicaid funding in a 5.6 billion budget. Governor Hodges proposes using 81 million of 122 million from all agencies to support Medicaid, with 41 million to restore education and mental health cuts. Committee to review proposal for taxless funding, others warn of loss of federal matching dollars.
Norma Patrick-Hall, 39, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for homicide by child abuse in the death of her 6 month old son. She faces at least 34 years before parole and had claimed kidnappers abducted the infant during a woods walk. She later said she was high on methamphetamine and does not recall the events.
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