Lawmaker Calls Impossible Task in Reapportionment Fight
South Carolina senators face a daunting job selecting a lawyer for reapportionment with broadly divergent views. Sen. David Turnipseed supported hiring 44 to 1. his brother Sen. Tom Turnipseed opposed the motion. Gov. Riley urged prompt passage of a plan to place all state aircraft under the Aeronautics Commission, opposing an exemption for Wildlife and Marine Resources Department planes used in law enforcement.
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Turnipseed
O Stanburg
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Lexington
L. Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Richard W
Dick) Riley
General Assembly
State Aeronautics Commission
Riley
Senate
House
State Reorganization Commission
Wildlife and Marine Resources Department
House of Representatives
Contempt Powers Bill for PSC Advances in South Carolina
Rep. Marc Westbrook criticizes a bill granting contempt powers to the Public Service Commission as a tool to suppress consumer representation. The House passed the measure on a voice vote, allowing fines up to 500 dollars and up to 30 days in jail for disruptors. Rep. Huff defended the bill as necessary for decorum amid questions about motives and a potential conflict with a law partner.
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Marc Westbrook
State Public Service Commission
Westbrook
D-Lexington
Tom
South Carolina
Thomas Huff
D-Aiken
Huff
Senate
House
Clarence Singletary
High-Risk Insurance System Proposed for South Carolina
A House bill would abolish the current Reinsurance Facility in Columbia and replace it with a nonprofit, independent entity named the Associated Automobile Insurers of South Carolina. Dr. John W. Hall, who studied the state laws, led the proposal to create the new system and suggested broader reforms to the Insurance Commission.
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South Carolina
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Associated Automobile Insurers of
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Joint Legislative Automobile Liability Insurance Study Committee
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Robert N. McLellan
State Insurance Commission
House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
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