South Carolina Eyes Deep Budget Cuts Hit Elderly and Schools
State agencies announce further $383 million in reductions as total cuts reach about 1 billion dollars. Nursing at home programs, home modification aid, and social services suffer as job freezes and hiring caps spread across departments including Public Safety and Health and Environmental Control. Unemployment projections rise and schools brace for larger class sizes amid tightened funding.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Departments of Public Safety and Health and Environmental Control
Department of Health and Human Services
Jeff Stensland
State Department of Social Services
Department of Social Services
Marilyn Matheus
Mark Sanford
Sanford
Joel Sawyer
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Lois Park Mole
Bertha McCants
Timmonsville
Florence County
Prosecutor offers deal for couple who left infant outside fire station
Spartanburg prosecutors seek a rehabilitation plan for the teen mother and Harold O Neal, proposing terms including parenting classes and drug tests after they left a six hour old baby in near freezing temperatures. The infant, found wrapped in a towel, remains in hospital in good condition.
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Spartanburg
South Carolina
Trey Gowdy
Harold O'Neal
Spartanburg County
Gowdy
Associated Press
O'Neal
Baby
Safe Haven
GOP
Doug Smith
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