South Carolina bill for private school scholarships dies in committee
In Columbia a House Sales and Income Tax subcommittee voted 4-1 to adjourn the Educational Opportunity Scholarship Act. The bill would have given a state tuition check up to 4500 dollars for eligible low income families to attend private schools, asserting failing public schools as a reason to opt out. Supporters argued for giving choice while critics warned of funding harm to public schools.
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Colonial Christian Academy
Subcommittee
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Littlejohn
Myrtle Beach
Tracy Edge
Erty Line
Edge
John Hughes
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NoHomeTax Ads Push South Carolina Property Tax Vote
A homeowners group NoHomeTax.org released radio ads to urge the South Carolina Senate to vote on property tax relief. The ads target Columbia Greenville and Charleston advertising about 10 000 dollars of air time while urging public pressure and letters to lawmakers. Leaders insist education funding must be addressed alongside any tax swap plan.
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NoHomeTax.org
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Charleston
State House
Glenn “McConnell
Scott Richardson
Hilton Head Island
Richardson
Dick Elliott
North Myrtle Beach
Vincent Sheheen
Camden
Sheheen
McConnell
NoHomeTax. Org
Lanneau Siegling
Sullivans Island
Organized scalping bill advances to House floor in South Carolina
A bill approved by the House Judiciary Committee in South Carolina would legalize ticket scalping by letting resellers use venues and ticket companies to set higher prices. Fees would be 10 dollars or 20 percent of the markup, split between company and venue, with added penalties for fake online tickets.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House Judiciary Committee
Warren Tompkins
Tompkins
Oprah Winfrey
North Charleston
Judiciary Committee
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