House passes tax cuts for married couples in Bush plan push
The House approved a 323 to 95 vote to permanently alter three tax rules, cutting taxes for some married couples by 105 billion over a decade. The measure, now headed to the Senate, would prevent increases for about 451,000 South Carolina couples and 30 million families nationwide.
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South Carolina faces rising wildfire risk as homes burn
Cabe notes almost all of South Carolina is urban interface with more people moving to rural areas leading to increased home loss to wildfires. Since January an estimated 70 homes damaged or destroyed. prescribed burns aim to reduce fuel and create firebreaks while winter storms left downed timber raising fire risk. The Hitchcock Woods project shows restored undergrowth reducing danger, as Aiken salvaged 100000 cubic yards of timber. local burn days are coordinated by Hitchcock Foundation and Aiken Public Safety.
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Moore backs expanded stem cell research amid abortion debate
Actress Mary Tyler Moore joins House members in urging broader stem cell research while opposing abortion. She cites ethical sourcing of cells from unused embryos and notes President Bush's limits on funding. Lawmakers press a letter signed by 206 members to expand approved lines for medical advances.
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Virginia boosts cigarette tax amid rare political shift
Virginia legislators in Richmond approved a 1.3 billion package raising the cigarette tax from 2.5 cents to 20 cents this year and 30 cents by 2005, marking a historic break in decades of tobacco protection. Gov. Mark Warner supported higher taxes to balance the budget. Virginia, a longtime tobacco state, ranks high in production with 66.7 million pounds valued at $125.4 million in 2002.
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