Senate rejects GOP plan linking wage rise to estate tax cut
The Senate voted 56 to 42 against a GOP package that would raise the federal minimum wage to 6.15 over three years and cut estate taxes next decade. Four Democrats supported, two Republicans opposed, and Senate leaders signaled a possible future vote.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
GOP
Congress
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Bill Nelson
Florida
Blanche Lincoln
Arkansas
Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island
George Voinovich
Ohio
Senate Finance Committee
Charles Grassley
Rtowa
Building advisory committee forms amid council tensions
Council members describe the creation of a building advisory committee with volunteers including Hightower and Young while noting Hightower missed six of 17 meetings this year. The panel met privately with six developers, narrowed to four firms, then the full Council must act as the committee cannot. A county needs assessment now stalls the project.
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Council
Hightower
Young
Atlanta
Charles Barton
Bunker
Chuck Smith
Barton
LaVana McKen Rawls
McKenzie
Rawls
Wagoner
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
Flag height dispute winds through Graniteville cemetery
Graniteville Cemetery officials defend rules to keep flags within approved height while community members discuss honoring veterans. Frank Stone raised a flagpole to honor James Gomillion, amid claims of potential advertising and flag theft. The association threatens legal action if the flag remains.
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Napier
Lester Boyd
Cemetery Association
Graniteville
Boyd
Stone
Cial
James Gomillion
Army
Air Force
T He
Frank Stone
U.S
Graniteville Cemetery Association
Senate approves sweeping pension bill to reshape retirement system
The Senate passed pension legislation 93 to 5 sending it to the White House. It aims to strengthen funding for defined benefit plans, raise underfunding requirements to 100 percent within seven years, and offer incentives for 401(k) enrollment while limiting benefits for severely underfunded plans. Senate negotiators led by Edward Kennedy touted it as a landmark reform.
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Washington
White House
Mike Envi
R-Wye
Goa
Edward Kennnedy
D-Mass
Senate
Hee
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp
Transfer requests highlight school choice in Area 3
About 100 families in Area 3 seek permission to send children to Clearwater citing proximity and nostalgia. Nearly half of new transfers head to North Augusta Middle. others come from Jackson Middle and Schofield. Principal Barry Head notes tutoring options were funded but transfers continue amid progress toward AYP.
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Malcom
Area 3
Clearwater
US Department of Education
North Carolina
Laul
North Augusta Middle School
Jackson Middle School
Schofield, Aiken Middle
Ridge Spring- Moneta
Barry Head
Head
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