South Carolina Cuts Prevention Funding Sparks Youth Smoking Alarm
Anti-smoking advocates warn more teens will start smoking in South Carolina as prevention and outreach programs lose state funding. The state halted prevention spending in 2006 07 after years of modest support, leaving teens like Greenville teen Alesia McFarlin without peer outreach.
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South Carolina Tobacco Policy and Tax Debate Stalls
The state cut back quit counseling for most callers while lawmakers fault the failed 7 cent cigarette tax increase. Missouri and New York taxes are cited as benchmarks. Gov Sanford veto blocked funds for health care and cessation, leaving South Carolina far under CDC prevention funding recommendations.
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Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Mark Sanford
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Chemicals trigger car explosion during huffing near sports complex
Anderson police say a lit cigarette caused an explosion in a car where two men huffed aerosol chemicals near the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Complex. A 34 year old Georgia man and a 19 year old Conastee man suffered burns. a safety officer was treated as a precaution.
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Greenville
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Conastee
Anderson Sports and Entertainment
Wreck injures drivers and 26 students near Airport High
Two school buses collide on state Highway 302 near Airport High School in West Columbia injuring the two drivers and 26 students. None were seriously hurt. 46 students were aboard one bus and treated for back and neck strain or glass removal.
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West Columbia
Airport High School
Lexington
Builders of plant to receive 6.4 billion
South Carolina Electric & Gas and Santee Cooper will be paid 6.4 billion for designing and building two Midlands nuclear reactors. The reactors total cost about 10 billion, with the contract value previously undisclosed. Eric Boomhower of SCE&G said the filing clarifies contract questions from the financial sector.
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Midlands
Securities and Exchange Commission
South Carolina Electric & 4 Gas
Santee Cooper
Ing
Eric Boomhower
Sce&g
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