South Carolina suplements approve corrections funding
A supplemental appropriation bill passed the Senate Finance Committee and heads to the Senate floor for swift passage. It totals nearly 4 million with 1.5 million more for the Corrections Department to address 4,500 prisoners at the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Department of Corrections
Central Correctional Institution
Pat Smith
House Sets Late Session To Tackle Backlog In Committees
The South Carolina House voted to delay its Wednesday start to 4 30 p.m. to reduce a backlog of about 200 bills in Judiciary and other committees. Bills discussed include credit denial based on sex or marital status and divorce residency changes, with other constitutional amendments also advancing.
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Rembert Dennis
D-Berkeley
Columbia
House of Representatives
House
Robert Kneece
D-Richland
Judiciary Committee
William Stroud
Greenville
David Keller
D-Florence
Se Saift
John Waller
D-Marion
South Carolina
Bill to bar state agencies from hiring based on sex
The House committee sent a bill to the floor to prevent agencies from using sex in hiring. It would stop discrimination in applications, hiring, promotions, and pay while allowing denial of women in roles like law enforcement and firefighting. Supporters argue it avoids quotas and ERA concerns.
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Consumer Protection Agency
State Aeronautics Commission
Nuclear Advisory Council
General Assembly
Senate
Michael L. Laughlin
D-Aiken
South
Columbia
House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Ernest Finney
D-Sumter
Edward J. Smith
Darlington
Smith
Richard Hines
Spartanburg
Hines
Petersburg Siege: Lee and Grant Battle Surrounds Virginia
In 1864 65 Generals Robert E Lee and U S Grant fought a long semicircular campaign around Petersburg Virginia spanning about 170 square miles the largest single battlefield in the United States.
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Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
Petersburg
U.S
Merit System Endorsed By S C Bar
James Parham, president-elect of the South Carolina Bar Association, advocates merit selection for choosing state judges. He argues lay citizens should have a voice, noting shrinking lawyer representation in the General Assembly as a reason to move away from elections by the legislature. Governor Edwards has proposed a similar system with nominees from a nominating commission.
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Columbia
South Carolina Bar Association
General Assembly
James Parham
Edwards
Parham
Edwards Puts Quick-Acting Benefit Bill To Governor
Legislation suspending the one week waiting period for unemployment benefits was rushed to Gov. James Edwards in Washington for his signature so the measure can take effect immediately. Edwards is at the National Governors Conference and will return Friday, as Spring Mill Inc. plans to close 17 plants for a week beginning February 24.
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Columbia
James Edwards
Washington
Edwards
Marshall Cain
Spring Mill Inc
South Carolina Senate stalls on tougher gun control bills
SLED chief J P Strom urged action before the Judiciary Committee saying 300 armed robberies occurred years ago and 1900 in the past year. He stressed lawfulness while closing gaps on hand guns and Saturday Night specials and Thur prints for buyer screening.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate Judiciary Committee
J.P. Strom
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Strom
Eugene Johnson
Laurens County
Sheriff Association
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Williamsburg
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Bill
S.C. Bar
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Laurens St. S.E. Aiken, S.C
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