Continued Dry Weather Concerns For South Carolina Farmers
South Carolina faces extended drought as wheat crops hold, but farmers fear continued dryness could endanger winter grain and delay corn planting. Meteorologists predict below normal temps and slim rainfall chances, with lake levels well below normal and potential power impacts.
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South Carolina
Clemson University Extension Service
Clemson
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National Weather Service
Clair Guess
State Water Resources Commission
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Mount Pleasant mayor seeks moratorium on fire ordinance enforcement
Mount Pleasant mayor John J. Dodds Jr. will ask the town council to pause enforcement of the fire code that blocks the department from fighting fires outside city limits without a contract. The move follows two fires outside the town where firefighters refused to respond. The council will decide next week, while Charleston County officials push for a longer-term fix, possibly a new fire district east of the Cooper River.
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East Cooper
Charleston County Council
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County Council
Public Safety Committee
South Carolina Faces Nuclear Waste Site Risk Says Stevenson
Lt. Gov. Nancy Stevenson warns the General Assembly that without quick action, South Carolina could become the nation’s nuclear waste dumping ground. A resolution by Rep. Harriett Keyserling and Sen. Thomas Moore would give the state a say and create a negotiating committee with the federal government regarding reactor waste storage at sites like Barnwell.
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General Assembly
South Carolina
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Stevenson
Harriett Keyserling
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Thomas Moore
D-Aiken
Keyserling
New York
Illinois
Mrs. Stevenson
Allied General Nuclear Services
Barnwell
Allied General
U.S
Carroll Campbell
Riley Mum on Second Term as Amendment Nears
Gov. Richard W. Riley remains silent on whether he will seek a second consecutive term after the state legislature ratified a constitutional amendment. Both chambers advanced the ratification bills, with the Senate approving 31 to 0 and the House 94 to 15, ahead of final steps and Riley’s eventual approval.
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Dick) Riley
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Senate
Riley
Senator Lindsay Opposes Unregulated Personal Loans Bill
Columbia AP Senator John C. Lindsay Marlboro Democrat warns a bill allowing unlimited unregulated loans would undermine consumer protection laws. He says it would enable wealthy foreigners to enter lending without regulation and erase safeguards against payday-style hip pocket lenders.
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Columbia
John C. Lindsay
Marlboro
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