Political priorities in South Carolina campaign talks
Candidates discuss education funding and school choice, vehicle tax relief, economic development, and the Confederate flag. They urge careful tax cuts, support for technical schools, and caution on video poker while aiming to boost job creation. Negotiation and local control feature in education and flag debates.
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South Car
Beck
Sharpe
Coburn
Skipper Perry
R-Aiken
Perry
Clyburn
Education taxes and flag dominate 2000 South Carolina session
Aiken County legislators union on three core goals education taxes and economic development as the 2000 General Assembly opens. They warn the Confederate flag debate and video poker loom as time sinks while Senate supports full school reforms and tax cuts including possible car tax reductions.
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Aiken County
General Assembly
Capitol
T. Scott Beck
North Augusta
Charles Sharpe
Wagoner
Confederate flag debate colors 2000 South Carolina session
The Confederate flag over the Statehouse is set to loom over the 2000 session as leaders weigh whether to lower it. Republicans face pressure from civic groups and a national boycott while strategists warn about political risk and district influence shaping the decision.
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Columbia
Statehouse
Dave Woodard
Woodard
United Methodist Church
Patterson
Quinn
House
GOP
Richard Quinn
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North Carolina
Allendale
Barnwell County
Charleston
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Senate
Sen
Moore
Ryberg
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Eck
Repupitear
Augusta
Democrat
Skippe Poy
Republis
Wnat
Wagener
J.ro
Aaa
Langiey
Greg Ryberg
James Roland Smith
Langley
Supreme Court
Terry Haskins
Greenville
Smith
The
Legisla
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Session of General Assembly
House Republic
Rick Quinn
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
David Beasley
Leon Howard
Francis Marion University
Neal Thigpen
Thigpen
Kay Patterson
Dwight James
NAACP
South Carolina
Joe Darby
S.C. Naacp
Morris Brown A.M.E
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