House Speaker Probes Memo Over Underwear Skirt Memo
House Speaker David Wilkins and news organizations reviewed a videotape of the June 6 South Carolina ETV session but found no conclusive evidence about who authored the fictitious memo urging women pages to wear shorter skirts. Hodges asked EEOC to investigate. Wilkins defended privacy and warned against assuming guilt.
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David Wilkins
Wilkins
Women’s Caucus
House
Jim Hodges
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Guard seeks missing trainee in Alaska case
Pvt. Stephanie Marie Foxie, 19, from Stebbins Alaska, disappeared after returning from leave to Fort Jackson South Carolina in January. The Alaska National Guard learned she was living in Illinois with a convicted felon Daniel Boehme amid questions about Army notifications and communication gaps.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Stephanie Marie Foxie
Alaska National Guard
Illinois
Foxie
Stebbins
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Decatur
Alaska Guard
Karen Soule
May
Mike Haller
Stephen Korenek
Army
Daniel Boehme
Boehme
Haller
South Carolina hog farm moratorium fails in budget bill
An extension of the state moratorium on new hog farm permits did not make it into the budget bill. The ban would end August 9, raising concerns about large factory farms and lagoon safety forms. Legislators questioned including the measure in the budget and opposed by the House. Senator Hugh Leatherman noted the House opposition and timing.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
House
Senate
Hugh Leatherman
Florence
Dillon
Marlboro
John Albrecht
Clemson University
Albrecht
Upstate cities weigh subdivision rules amid rapid growth
Greer may join Mauldin and Greenville County in adopting development ordinances requiring sidewalks better drainage and street standards for city limits. A cluster option may allow closer home spacing if land remains undisturbed while Simpsonville contemplates similar moves. Developers warn higher costs could raise home prices.
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Upstate
Greer
Develoers
Wes Wagner
Mauldin
Greenville Yunty
Simpsonvilleoes
Steve Bertling
Ryan Homes Inc
Greenville County
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