State legislators protest Sanford era deficits
South Carolina lawmakers attacked the Sanford administration for leaving more than 260 million dollars in agency shortfalls. They seek details on a 225 million Medicaid deficit and a Legislative Audit Council review. The budget crisis prompted a 100 million dollar plan to cover claims through April, while corrections and social services worked to cover gaps.
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South Carolina
Mark Sanford
Sanford
Scott English
English
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Department of Health and Human Services
Corrections and
Senate
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
Judge dismisses Padilla torture suit in Charleston
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel threw out Jose Padilla’s lawsuit alleging constitutional rights violations during his detention as an enemy combatant. The judge cited potential international spectacle and qualified immunity for government and brig officials including Gates and Rumsfeld. Padilla was detained from 2002 to 2006 at a brig near Charleston after arrest at O’Hare for alleged plans to deploy a dirty bomb. He was later convicted in 2007 with two others for supporting Islamic extremist groups and is appealing his 17-year sentence.
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South Carolina
U.S
Richard
Gergel
Jose Padilla
Padilla
Defense
Robert Gates
Donald Rumsfeld
Padulla
Chicago
O’hare International
Consolidated Naval Brig
Miami
Teachers help shape pay for performance plan in South Carolina
The House budget committee approved an amendment to let teachers form a committee to create a pay-for-performance system by December 1 as a recommendation to lawmakers. Superintendent Mick Zais opposes the change, citing potential disagreement with his plan, while proponents say teacher input is essential.
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House
South Carolina
State Education Department
Mick Zais
Zais
Kathy Maness
Palmetto State Teachers Association
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