South Carolina to halve Workforce Investment Act staff
The South Carolina Commerce Department moves 34 WIA positions to its offices while 16 veteran workers are laid off effective July 1. The state received 45 million dollars for the program this year, with most funds routed to counties for retraining efforts and 3 million used for auditors and overhead.
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Richland County deputy fired after shooting sheriff dog
A Richland County deputy, Ricky Sirois, was fired by Sheriff Leon Lott after shooting and killing the sheriff’s pet German shepherd Rocky while checking Lott’s Chapin home. Lott cited repeated procedural errors and poor judgment in the firing.
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Columbia
Leon Lott
Ricky Sirois
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Aiken County
Sirois
Chapin
Rocky
Solite Corp Fined $270,000 for Air Emissions Violations
North Carolina regulators fined Solite Corp a $269,900 penalty after finding it failed to monitor emissions and submitted false monitoring data for sulfur dioxide and other pollutants at its Stanly County plant. Regulators said the action preserves data integrity and enforcement. Solite is a Giant Cement Holdings subsidiary that makes lightweight aggregate for cement blocks.
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Raleigh
N.C
Solite Corp
Tom Mather
North Carolina
Solite
Stanly County
Keith Overcash
Giant Cement Holdings Inc
Summerville
S.C
Sanford Pursues Broad Tax Cuts Yet Lags in Legislative Wins
Governor Mark Sanford faces skepticism over a slim tally of concrete achievements two vetoes and a bipartisan budget override mark his tenure. Analysts note his focus on tax cuts school choice and government reform shapes a campaign narrative while lawmakers recall his unconventional persuasion tactics and growing cross-party bridges.
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Mark Sanford
Sanford
Senate
University of South Carolina
Blease Graham
House
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Orangeburg
State House
General Assembly
Graham
Oscar Lovelace
Prosperity
Francis Marion University
Neal Thigpen
Thigpen
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