Ethics reform faces slow walk after Lost Trust fallout
John Crangle of Common Cause cautions that ethics reform remains highly sensitive for lawmakers. The piece notes the two year gap after FBI Operation Lost Trust, which led to 27 convictions or guilty pleas, and reports that bills including tougher FOIA provisions are likely dead for the year due to an exemption for legislators' correspondence.
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John Crangle
Common Cause
FBI
House
Governing reform bill advances amid stalled session
Governor Haley presses lawmakers as a sweeping restructuring bill moves forward. The plan would dissolve the Budget and Control Board and transfer duties to a new governor's cabinet agency handling fleet, property, human resources, and janitorial services, aiming to streamline state government.
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Senate
House
Haley
Mark Sanford
Budget and Control Board
Ing
Shane Massey
R-Edgefield
Vincent Sheheen
Beech Island man arrested in Georgia for attempted murder
Beech Island man Frank Muns, 48, was arrested after allegedly shooting his ex-wife on Beard Road. He was held in the Richmond County Detention Center in Georgia pending an extradition hearing. The incident occurred April 6 with the victim hospitalized. Authorities say the arrest followed an anonymous tip and involved multiple agencies.
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Beech Island
Richmond County Detention Center
Georgia
Frank Muns
America’s Best Inn & Suites
Gordon Highway
Augusta
Eric Abdullah
Aiken County
Spring Fling at Banksla ce hosts family picnic concert
A Spring Fling concert at Banksla ce in the Midlands starts at 2 p.m. with blankets and picnics encouraged. Tickets cost 25 dollars for adults and 15 for students and are available at the Aiken County Historical Museum online or by phone.
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Bankslace
Na He Midlands
Donald Portnoy
Aiken County
Multiple Theft and Property Incidents Reported in Aiken County
A series of sheriff reports detail missing riding mowers from Monetta Street and Beech Island, missing iPhone and gun from Cary Drive, broken car glass on Legion Road, several vehicle break ins on Legion Road and Teapot Road, and a stolen backpack blower on Shadow Rock Road. Also noted are break ins at Ginger Drive and Mathis Street, saddles taken from Lucky Strike Stables, a pried concession stand window on Langley Dam Road, a social security misuse case in Anderson, and a naked 18 year old restrained on Kershaw Drive. Authorities logged additional vehicle and equipment thefts on Old Jackson Highway and Augusta Road.
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Cary Drive
Beech Island
Kimberly- Clark
Old Jackson Highway
Lucky Strike Stables
Wagoner Road
Aiken
Shaws Fork Road
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Wynelle Howard
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Mathis Street
Monetta
Legion Road
Warrenville
Windsor
Langley
Dam Road
Colorado
Main Street
North Augusta
Anderson
S.C
Ginger Drive
Teapot Road
Central Building Road
Trail Point
Kershaw
Green Acres Park Lane
Storm Branch Road
Clearwater
Augusta Road
Shadow Rock Road
Walker Crosby
State.com
Aikes
Allstate
Auto Home
Whiskey Road
Sottacos Jewelrydoctor
Aiken Standard
Aikense.com
Mike Rearden
USDA
Fha
Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company
Henry W. Tam, MD
Edgefield Ave
Familymedcenters.com
Kelly
Family Buffet
Buffeton University
Dove Ly
Burnettown
Holley Heating & Air
Honley
Union Street
Holleyheatingandair.com
Holley Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc
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