Condon urges keep troopers as budget fights loom
Democratic Governor Hodges already ordered Public Safety to spare troopers from cuts, countering Attorney General Condon who warned that rural counties would face fewer troopers as budgets tighten. The dispute centers on protecting public safety while balancing state finances.
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Columbia
Charlie Condon
Jim Hodges
Public Safety Department
Condon
Hodges
Morton Brilliant
Brilliant
Deaths and notices from Maysville and surrounding areas
Obituaries list John Henry Brown Marion Corbett Ravis Wagener Levi Davis Katharine Floyd and others from Maysville Georgia and nearby towns. Funeral details indicate cremation or burial follows in local cemeteries with family contact through church notices.
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John Henry Brown
Marion Corbett Ravis
Wagener
Levi Davis
Maysvile
Gararol
M. Hoefs
Johnson McClain
Aston
Katharine B. Floyd
Lottery plan aims to break up state lottery panel
Sen. Tommy Moore of Clearwater, a conference committee member, proposed dividing the nine member lottery commission into three parts to ease power concentration. Opponents wanted three appointees from each branch plus the governor, but Moore suggested a 3-3-3 split with specific appointments across leaders.
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Tommy Moore
Dclearwater
Clearwater
Moore
House
Senate
Abraham delays secretary Abraham's Savannah River Site visit
A scheduled visit by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to the Savannah River Site next Monday was canceled, a Graham aide said. The press secretary for Sen. Strom Thurmond confirmed a late word requiring rescheduling, though no reason was provided.
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Secretary of Energy
Spencer Abraham
Savannah River
Lindsey Graham
Kevin Bishop
Graham
Genevieve Erny
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Deadline set for Raytheon balance sheet
A federal judge in Boise orders Raytheon Corp to deliver an April 30 2000 balance sheet by 6 p.m. to satisfy Washington Group. Bail warns that failure to produce the document will lead the court to use Washington Group numbers, potentially altering the price Raytheon paid by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Boise
Idaho
Raytheon Corp
Washington Group
Deborah Bail
Raytheon
Interim county administrator brings experience to Aiken
Columbia native Gene Klugh has joined Aiken County as interim administrator after being hired Friday and starting Monday. He outlines a half day schedule this week while meeting with department heads to address budget concerns, noting the vacancy followed Bill Sheppard's retirement and Joan Wilson's interim tenure. Klugh has served as a local government consultant in Colleton, Spartanburg, Pickens, Bamberg, Barnwell, and Abbeville counties.
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Gene Klugh
Oth
Aiken County
Columbia
Klugh
Colleton
Spartanburg
Pickens
Bamberg
Barnwell
Abbeville
Ant
Bill Shepherd
Joan Wilson
Public education wins in South Carolina legislative session
The state budget debate centers on a lottery and $500 million in cuts. Public education emerges as a winner with an $85 million to $116.5 million rise in the House and Senate plans respectively, plus modest boosts to early childhood programs. Colleges and universities face over 8 percent cuts, while higher education loses in this year’s budget fight.
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Columbia
House
Senate
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Barnwell
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