Cain Plans Inflation Indexed State Income Tax Bill
South Carolina lawmaker C Marshall Cain of Aiken says he will file a bill in Columbia to index state income taxes to inflation. He aims to index brackets rates and exemptions and seeks cosponsors in the House Ways and Means Committee. Cain notes a potential Senate passage challenge and cites a 1979 study warning of revenue loss if fully indexed.
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C. Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
House of Representatives
Cain
Columbia
House
Ways and Means Committee
Aiken
Isadore Lourie
D-Richland
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Joint Tax Study Committee
Huff Switches Vote On Living Will Bill In House Committee
Rep. Thomas Huff changed from opposing to supporting a living will measure after debate in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would let adults instruct physicians to withhold or withdraw life sustaining treatment in terminal cases with safeguards to verify patient wishes. The committee reported the second version 11-8, with Huff noting amendments could address concerns about physician abuse. The Senate had already approved the version reported out.
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House Judiciary Committee
Thomas Huff
North Augusta
Huff
Hulf
Registration By Mail Delayed In South Carolina Senate
The South Carolina Senate postponed action on a voter registration by mail bill. Senator William Knotts of Barnwell said he had enough votes to passage, but the measure was held over for further consideration last week.
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S. C. Senate
William Knotts
D-Barnwell
Knotts
Man Charged With Murder After Lexington Hatchet Attack
A 51 year old man, Jesse Geiger, was arrested in Lexington County and charged with murder, assault with intent to kill, and burglary in the hatchet killing of Freddie Summers. Summers and Juanita Washington were attacked at a George Street house. Washington was unharmed. Geiger, held in Lexington County Jail, and Washington reportedly knew each other, as did Summers.
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Lexington
Tion
Jack Bowden
Lexington County
George St
Washington
Geiger
Ms. Washington
Summers
Bowden
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Winter Merchandise
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Homeowners Insurance
Life Insurance
Ashhurst St
Piggly Wiggl Jumbo
Old Milwaukee
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Ene
Lyon-Croft
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Modesto
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