Disabled residents sue Sanford over cuts to home services
Advocates for disabled residents filed suit in Columbia naming Gov. Mark Sanford and lawmakers. They seek more than 30 million dollars to be returned from a state savings transfer to restore home-based services and prevent institutionalization. The suit alleges stimulus money was misdirected by budget actions.
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South Carolina
Mark Sanford
State Supreme Court
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Patricia Harrison
Harrison
Sanford
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Senate
Ways and Means
Dan Cooper
Ben Fox
Supreme Court
Richard Huntress
Greenville
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Golf Course Rates and Dress Code Mentioned
A club advertises walking nine holes for ten dollars and eighteen holes for twenty dollars. It notes a dress code and proper attire requirements for players.
Boy Found Safe After Wandering in Woods
A 4 year old South Carolina boy Trey McGee was found in the Coward woods near his home on Christmas Eve after wandering for 17 hours. He has been placed with his aunt while the Department of Social Services investigates. He was taken to a Florence hospital for evaluation.
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Florence
South Carolina
Morning News
Trey McGee
Department of Social Services
Coward
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Briefing on 45 day probe to return boy to parents
DSS will decide whether to return the boy to his parents after a 45 day investigation.
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Ation
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Former SC teacher jailed on abuse charges
Paul Jensen 61, a former South Carolina high school special education teacher, is charged with two counts of unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person. He allegedly used excessive force on Aug 26 and placed a plastic bag over a sleeping child on Oct. Bond set at $10,000 after his resignation from District 4.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina
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Paul Jensen
Don West
Jensen
District 4
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