Hodges Faces Scrutiny Over New Governor Furnishings
South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges faces questions after reports of $7200 in new furniture delivered to the Capitol desk chair and credenza as Beasley criticisms resurface. Officials defend pricing while opponents call it hypocritical amid prior Senate desk purchases and Hodges campaign ads challenging Beasley’s office furnishings.
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Jim Hodges
Hodges
David Beasley
Statehouse
Capitol
Trey Walker
Beasley
State Budget and Control Board
Office Furniture USA
Louise ‘Majors
Nina Brook
South Carolina
State Senate
Gary Karr
Karl
Senators Seek Easier Death Penalty As Appeals Rise
In Spartanburg lawmakers push two bills to stiffen capital punishment. One would drop the 12 juror unanimity to 10 yes votes. The other would make death automatic for killing a police officer. A U of SC professor cautions constitutional issues, noting the Supreme Court bans mandatory sentences. Peeler cites public outcry after a Greenville officer killer avoided LWOP in 1997.
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Spartanburg
Senate
Joe Wilson
West Columbia
Wilson
Harvey Peeler
R-Gaftney
Peeler
University of South Carolina Law
Bill McAninch
United States Supreme Court
Greenville
Churches join cancer fight in South Carolina AME congregations
In Charleston doctors expand a cancer prevention program to 620 AME churches across South Carolina using education behavior change and research. MUSC began with five congregations two years ago and added thirty more last summer. The goal is full expansion. Rev Charles Brown lost 75 pounds joining the program and adopting steamer vegetables and baked or broiled meat.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Daniel Hoskins
MUSC
Charles Brown
Brown
Clemson biochemist studies natural blood compound Ap4A for blood pressure relief
Clemson University researcher Richard Hilderman identifies Ap4A in human platelets. The compound triggers nitric oxide release to relax blood vessels and may lower blood pressure. With five scientists and a $350,000 NSF grant, work focuses on mechanism, synthesis, and pill development with Clemson University and Greenville Hospital System backing.
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Clemson
Clemson University
Richard Hilderman
Hilderman
National Science Foundation
Greenville
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