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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1980

Page

8

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.

Columbia South Carolina Senate David Turnipseed Turnipseed O Stanburg Tors Sen Tom Turnipseed 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.

Columbia 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.

Columbia South Carolina House Associated Automobile Insurers of John W. Hall Hall Joint Legislative Automobile Liability Insurance Study Committee Rep Robert N. McLellan State Insurance Commission House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee Commission

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