Forecasters Face Budget Criticism From South Carolina Lawmakers
Revenue forecasters are blamed for three straight overestimates by the Board of Economic Advisers, prompting Sen. John Land and other lawmakers to call for ending the board and letting the Legislature alone handle revenue projections. The Budget and Control Board meets to review revised estimates amid calls to cut further as recession threatens.
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Ge Bnet
Board of Economic Advisers
South Carolina
Adget
John Land
Manning
BEA
An Fus
Sioux Falls Tops Money Magazine List of Best Places to Live
Money magazine names Sioux Falls South Dakota as the top city to live citing low pollution traffic crime and absence of state and city income taxes The city population is listed at 123000 and is noted for banking back offices regional health care and retail strength Other cities in the top ten include Columbia Missouri Austin Texas Minneapolis St Paul and San Francisco The bottom five include Poughkeepsie Lima Milton Rockford and Waterbury
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New York
Sioux Falls
M.D
Money Magazine
Columbia
Austin
Texas
Minneapolis-St. Paul
San Francisco
Hi - Provo-Orem
Utah
Gainesville
Madison Wis
Money
Keepsie
Lima
Ohio
Milon
Mich
Rockford
Waterbury
Conn
Wet Weather Deluge Hits Aiken Area Averages Broken
Heavy rains marked August with the heaviest on Aug 14 in Johnston where 3.5 inches fell in an hour. Aiken County saw significant totals and forecasters expected more rain over the weekend as a stationary front and Gulf low pressure drive continued showers.
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Johnston
Aiken County
Hope Poteat
State Climatology Office
Aiken
Miss Poteat
Gulf of Mexico
Spartanburg
Bush vows tax cuts if given second term
President Bush outlines a plan for the next four years promising tax cuts if re elected. He frames the fall race as a choice of trusted change while rival Bill Clinton argues 12 years of Republican rule have harmed wages and jobs.
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Houston
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Michigan
Dan Quayle
Quayle
Mississippi
South
Dixie
Arkansas
Tennessee
al Gore
Congress
School Board Autonomy Question Faces Five GOP Nominees
Five Republican hopefuls for the new District 24 state Senate seat refused to endorse autonomy for the Aiken County Board of Education. The board cannot levy taxes or incur long term debt without delegation approval. The forum, hosted by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, highlighted lawmakers’ caution on school tax requests amid voter sensitivity.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Greg Ryberg
Sonny Sanders
Randy Shaw
Salley Bigger
Senate
House
Call to share news at 48 2511
Readers are invited to report news by calling 48 2511. The notice urges community members to provide tips, tips or item ideas for coverage and local updates.
Notable Names in Local Obituary and Notices
Genell Barton of Gloverville William Boylston of Barnwell Albert Daniels of New York Jennie Mae Foster of Burnettown Molina Kirkland of Wagoner The Rev C J Mays of Augusta appear in a regional notice listing individuals by town or church affiliation. This brief item records names connected to a community notice or obituary.
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Genell Barton
Gloverville
William Boylston
Barnwell
Albert Daniels
New York
Jennie Mae Foster
Burnettown
Molina Kirkland
Wagoner
C.J. Mays
Augusta
Bush outlines tax cuts and veto threats at GOP convention
President Bush called for an across the board tax cut funded by offsetting reductions and pledged to veto spending bills that exceeded his budget request. He proposed a new checkoff to help reduce the national debt and kept his push for capital gains tax cuts and a line item veto while excluding Social Security from the spending cap. He also vowed to meet all newly elected Congress members to argue for change.
South Carolina Delegates Praise Defense Record
Delegates at the GOP convention in South Carolina credit President Bush’s defense record for boosting his edge over Bill Clinton. They note Bush won large margins here four years ago and expect a tighter race this time while stressing the need to work hard amid Democratic challenges from Clinton-Gore.
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Houston
Bush
South Carolina
Bill Clinton
Terry Haskins
Greenville
Martha Edens
Republican National Committee
Clinton
al Gore
Hartnett and Thompson Vie For Republican Nod Against Hollings
Hartnett and Thompson clash in a bid for the Republican nomination to challenge U S Senator Fritz Hollings in November. The contest centers on primary integrity and party opposition to open competition, with both candidates staking claims on their readiness to face Hollings.
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Charlie Thompson
Tommy Hartnett
Thompson
U.S
Ernest F
Fritz) Hollings
Aiken Standard Profiles Republican Senate Candidates
The Aiken Standard wraps a series on Republican U S Senate hopefuls for the August 25 primary with profiles of Hartnett and Thompson, plus notes on Libertarian Mark Johnson. Thompson claims momentum despite polls favoring Hartnett against Hollings. both candidates tout conservative, anti-tax platforms.
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U.S. Senate
Mark Johnson
Thompson
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