Battle Lines Form Over South Carolina Sunday Shopping
Merchants clash with blue laws across South Carolina as malls expose uneven Sunday hours. Greenville County exceeds a 1985 tax benchmark prompting bids for extended hours while Spartanburg Richland Lexington counties face competing openings. External pressure from Georgia and North Carolina adds to the push for reform.
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South Carolina
Jim Hatchell
South Carolina Merchants Association
Greenville County
Spartanburg County
Hatchell
Greenville
Spartanburg
Richland
Lexington
Richland County
Georgia
North Carolina
Aiken
Rock Hill
Augusta
The
Merchants Association
Council Supports Blue Laws Amid Referendum Debate
City council debate centers on Blue Laws with supporters citing Sunday rest and religious tradition. Several members oppose nixing the laws, while some favor voter input or state-level action. One councilman favors the new state law and a referendum is deemed acceptable by only some officials.
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LaVana McKenzie
McKenzie
Judith Warner
Ronnie Young
Russ Ferrara
Willar Hightower
Hightower
Fruits Of Legislative Labor In South Carolina 1995 Session
Lt Governor Bob Peeler and House Speaker David Wilkins wrap up the 1995 session with formal ratification of acts. Bills signed include stronger magistrate powers for restraining orders, remarriage benefits for widows and widowers of retired judges, school gun expulsions, background checks for child care workers, and illegal cross state child abduction. The session also expands enterprise zones tax incentives, allows videotaped parole hearings, and broadens police car seizure powers in robberies.
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Columbia
Bob Peeler
David Wilkins
Peeler
Rep
Wilkins
Greenville
FBI
South Carolina
Value of property used for bonds changes state law
A proposed policy shifts how security values are set for bonds from assessed value to another standard. Other measures include preserving five year tax exemptions for business investments on sales, requiring auto dealers to disclose any prior damage, and allowing 65+ voters to cast absentee ballots replacing the previous 72 age limit. Additional items: dry cleaners may contribute to a cleanup trust fund. auto taxes decline with vehicle age unless local rates rise. counties may seek a 1 cent sales tax for roads.
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Sportsman’s Pal
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