Sanford to deliver term's first State of the State address
Gov Mark Sanford will give his first State of the State address of his second term to the Legislature and statewide audience. He is expected to echo priorities from prior budgets including a cigarette tax hike and retiree health care funding while urging spending restraint. Democrat response will focus on employment, education, health care access, and bipartisan cooperation.
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Sanford delivers inaugural State of the State address
Gov Mark Sanford to speak tonight at 7 p.m. in his first term State of the State address. PBS airs the remarks on channel 13 for G-Force Cable users and channel 9 for Comcast Cable viewers.
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Lawmaker proposes medical use only marijuana legalization
South Carolina Senator Bill Mescher urges legalizing marijuana strictly for medical use citing his late wife’s cancer pain. Doctors stress tight controls and caution that broader drug legalization could follow, while the AMA favors more research and strict classification.
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Bills head to Senate floor on elected or appointed statewide offices
Columbia lawmakers advance voter referendums to 2008 ballot asking whether to keep electing the comptroller general secretary of state adjutant general commissioner of agriculture and education superintendent or switch to gubernatorial appointment. Treas urer and lieutenant governor remain for later discussion. Governor Sanford backs reform while Senate leaders push public input.
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