South Carolina ethics debate centers on lawmakers and rate boards
After five hours of debate in the Senate and with a House ethics measure advancing, lawmakers consider two ethics bills. An amendment would bar legislators and associates from pressuring rate setting agencies such as the Public Service Commission. Debate mentions Sen Verne Smith's proposal and Charles Ravenel's residency in a broader ethics context.
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Columbia
South Carolina Senate
Senate
House
Verne Smith
D-Greenville
Public Service Commission
Dairy Commission
The
Insurance Commission
Smith
Ners
Harris
Grossette
James P. Stevens
Dherry
South Carolina
Dewey Wise
D-Charleston
PSC Tells Its Side Of Story In South Carolina
PSC member says coal prices drop. expect a small cut in electric bills in a couple of months as fuel adjustment clauses ease. Fuller notes December rates plus a 18 percent hike for CP and L. regulators defend rate increases as inflation pressed utilities. Regulatory chair mentions public relations and court risk if rates denied. Coal export curbs urged by regulators nationwide.
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Columbia
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Fred Fuller
Fuller
PSC
South Carolina
Commission
Public Service Commission
Carolina Power and Light Co
Sion
Congress
Lewis Moss
Senate Approves Public Hearings for State Officials
South Carolina Senate backs a joint rule for public hearings before electing state officials and allows subpoenas for reporters and writers about candidates. Hearings would occur two weeks before elections. Five constitutional amendments ratified and sent to the House include extending article change voting, judicial reform for clerks and sheriffs, 18 year olds full legal capacity, voting age reduction to 18 with 30 day residency, and excluding bingo from lottery law.
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Columbia
South Carolina House
General Assembly
Senate
House
Rex Carter
D-Greenville
Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
Public Service Commissioners
South Carolina
Inflation Trends Seen Persisting Across Economy
The article reports Treasury Secretary William E. Simon predicting a persistent inflationary bias with no broad price declines likely for years. It notes cattle and housing price declines may occur, but overall living standards and demand pull prices higher as governments push growth and wages.
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New York
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Asia
North America
Europe
Fertilizer A Problem After All
Sen. Herman Talmadge says natural gas curtailments have shut or slowed fertilizer plants including Farmers Chemical Association at Tunis North Carolina. He introduces legislation to grant emergency high priority gas allocations to the fertilizer industry. He cites 13 plants affected by outages or reduced output.
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Washington
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Federal Power Commission
Talmadge
Farmers Chemical Association
Tunis
N.C
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Sen
Thomas Smith
Florence
Charles A. Harris
Chesterfield
Stevens
Charles ‘‘Pug’’ Ravenel
Charleston
S. C. Senate
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Lowe’s
Thule
Lowe's Improvers
Swed
Imenovens
Lowe’s Improvers
Bankamericard
Qarrow
Lowe's
Ise
Croft
Kell
Armstrong
Consumer One L Neo
Westridge Carpet
Westridge
Aiken
S.C
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