Clean Air Drive Maps South Carolina Health Scope
Air quality is a rising concern as groups lobby for stricter EPA standards. Sierra Club and American Lung Association supporters deliver a 10 foot tombstone at the Statehouse to symbolize 15 000 lives nationwide saved, while 175 000 South Carolinians suffer respiratory illnesses not tied to smoking. Nine year old Tyler Couch relies on a breathing machine each morning, and his mother urges cleaner air so children can play outside.
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Cut taxes now pay later faces many unanswered questions
South Carolina lawmakers push large future tax cuts fueled by growth projections but risk revenue gaps if the economy falters. Costs include senior citizen taxes 62 million in 1999 and auto taxes 651 million by 2006, with property tax rebates rising. Economists warn funding must come from somewhere if growth stalls.
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