Earlier refinery blast linked to Port Wentworth disaster
Federal investigator says a prior sugar dust explosion occurred weeks before the Feb 7 disaster at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth near Savannah. No injuries were reported, and investigators are unsure if the earlier blast contributed to the deadly refinery explosion.
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Savannah
Stephen Selk
U.S. Chemical Safety Board
Imperial Sugar
Port Wentworth
Selk
Chemical Safety Board
Charter school district leader seeks share of sales tax funds
Bar bara Nielsen, head of the State Public Charter School District, argues for a sales tax share equal to other districts. She cites about $50 million in leftover funds and requests $314 million for 3,000 students. Legislators counter that no funds were allocated when the district formed in 2006 and warn revenue can fluctuate with the economy. The district provides state and federal money totaling about $5,000 per student, versus a state average of $10,566 with $4,929 locally.
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Charleston
Barbara Nielsen
Nielsen
Bill Cotty
Columbia
House
Ways, and Means Committee
Cotty
Immigration bill would not hurt business in SC
Elaine Lacy of the University of South Carolina says the immigration bill, as structured, should not harm the economy though there is little precedent for such measures. Speaker Bobby Harrell argues the bill could create jobs for South Carolinians and help unemployment, though USC economist Doug Wooxward notes the downturn and housing crunch are driving workers away.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Elaine Lacy
University of South Carolina
Bobby Harrell
Michigan
Mississippi
Harrell
Senate
USC
Doug Wooxtward
General Assembly
Beleaguered fraud suspect linked to quints claim and Florida case
Erika Nieves-Abrigo known as Nancy Cantu in Beaufort was arrested in Gadsden County Florida in August on welfare fraud charges totaling 2375 dollars from 1999 to 2000 while also drawing Georgia benefits. In South Carolina she and Juan Salvador Solis were arrested last month on charges of obtaining goods under false pretenses.
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Florida
Erika Nieves-Abrigo
Nancy Cantu
Beaufort
Gadsden County
Fla
Richard Combs
Combs
Nieves-Abrigo
Georgia
South Carolina
Nieves‘Abrigo
Juan Salvador Solis
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