South Carolina Solons Consider Sales Taxes
South Carolina lawmakers question raising sales taxes to ease property tax reassessment pressure. Senate Finance Chair Rembert Dennis supports a 1 cent hike to fund local tax relief, though critics warn the burden would fall on the less affluent. Dennis cites a $300 million budget cut over two years and seeks revenue options amid a financial crisis.
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State development chief disputes South Carolina in regional report
Columbia AP The South Carolina Development Board director Robert Leak challenged a Southeastern business newsletter’s claim that the state ranked last in new or expanded facilities. He said the Site Report relied on incomplete data and did not reflect state data provided to publishers, who cited incomplete reports from the board.
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South Carolina
State Development Board
Robert Leak
Leak
Lenks Southeastern
Alan Jenks
Atlanta
Conway
Textile executives cheer US curbs on Chinese goods
Greenville report notes South Carolina textile leaders applaud unilateral US curbs on Chinese textiles and apparel after trade talks collapse. James A. Chapman Jr. cites imports rising from 88 million to 650 million square yards, urging limits to protect jobs amid recession. Senator Thurmond also praises the tough negotiators.
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Nixon says Reagan will change world in next two years
Former President Nixon addressed about 1,000 Republicans at Columbia South Carolina praising Reagan’s economy and forecasting major foreign policy gains. He predicted a meeting with Yuri Andropov and warned of Soviet challenges as protesters gathered outside the Cantey Building.
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Bar backs study of court rule making in Charleston
South Carolina Bar delegates at a mid year meeting in Charleston voted to reconsider who makes the rules for the judiciary. They also endorsed creating a statutory court of appeals and a constitutional appellate court within the unified system. Bar President Terrell L. Glenn called the vote significant.
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South Carolina
General Assembly
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Bar
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State Bar
Terrell L. Glenn
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