Charter school district seeks more funding in budget hearing
In Columbia the statewide charter school district superintendent Wayne Brazell asked for at least 12 million to expand and cover 3,800 more students as 10 new schools are approved. The district serves 11,600 students in 18 schools with no local taxes and Gov Haley proposes 5 million more.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Wayne Brazel
Brazell
Nikki Haley
Brazel
South Carolina sheriff indicted in long running kickback scheme
Abbeville County Sheriff Charles Goodwin faced one count of misconduct in office after prosecutors allege he accepted kickbacks on county vehicle repairs for more than 13 years and used a state inmate for personal work. The Democrat, in office since 1988, stepped down and a Greenville hearing was planned.
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Columbia
Abbeville
Charles Goodwin
Goodwin
Nikki Haley
Ex-teacher sues over fear of young children in Ohio district
Maria Waltherr-Willard, 61, a former Mariemont High School Spanish and French teacher, claims district discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act after being moved to the middle school in 2008 due to her phobia. She retired mid 2010-11 and seeks unspecified damages. district cites online Spanish program shift as reason.
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Cincinnati
Maria Waltherr-Willard
Mariemont High School
Waltherr-Willard
Fied
Gary Winters
Waltherr Willard
Walter Willard
Security sought for risky prisons in South Carolina
Corrections Director Bill Byars told a House panel that while the total inmate count dipped to under 22 000, the portion of violent offenders rose, leaving maximum security facilities strained. Thirteen percent of jobs are vacant and the inmate to staff ratio exceeds nine to one. Governor Nikki Haley proposes 10 million for 2013 14 for upgrades. pay raises and upgraded equipment would follow.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Iment of Corrections
Bill Byars
House
Byars
Bob Ward
Nikki Haley
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