Startling Budget Tricks Highlight House and Senate Showdown
A long critique of the state budget outlines House actions adding hundreds of employees, pay raise efforts blocked by the Senate Finance Committee, and a new subcommittee to review growth. It notes a proposed industry location notification rule seen as political advantage, plus a call for strict accounting of funds and reserve money.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Rembert Dennis
John Drummond
Tommy Hartnett
Robert Lake
William Dear
John Lindsay
Finance
NFL
Columbia
Finance Committee
State Development Board
Grady Patterson
Patterson
Fernandez Vows Expansion of Campaign After Puerto Rico Primary
Republican presidential candidate Benjamin Fernandez says he has only begun to fight and will press an issues driven campaign during a Charleston swing. He accuses fellow candidates of running the slimiest dirtiest campaign in 30 years after Sunday's Puerto Rican primary.
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Charleston
Benjamin Fernandez
South Carolina
Fernandez
State abortions may rise after Supreme Court Medicaid ruling
Columbia AP report notes a welfare official predicts a jump in Medicaid funded abortions from a monthly average of one to 120 in the state. Department of Social Services Commissioner Virgil Conrad said about 115000 in federal funds would be needed to cover expected March to June abortion requests.
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Columbia
Department of Social Services
Virgil Conrad
DSS
Bonneau Moves to Unincorporate Amid Speed Trap Reputation
Bonneau residents back detaching from Berkeley County to shed the town name as a speed trap. Mayor Dan Parker, elected last month, resigns after one week citing disagreement with the council on needed steps.
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Bonneau
Berkeley County
Dan Parker
Greenville Man Faces Extradition on Multiple Charges
Jimmy Lee Thompson of Atlanta faces Volusia County grand theft charges in Florida and a Baltimore World Series break‑in case. His attorney said no decision yet on extradition. Thompson was arrested in Greenville on breach of trust tied to a New York car rental, with Stargell’s name on a checkbook found. Baltimore declined to extradite, citing limited funds for non‑murder or non‑violent felonies.
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Willie Stargell
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Jimmy Lee Thompson
Atlanta
Lawrence T. Acker
Thompson
Volusia County
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Stargell
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