NASMEEP Faces Shutdown After DOE funding Cut
The Natural Resources Science Math and Engineering Education Program NASMEEP may end this summer after the Department of Energy halted funding. For 11 years USC Aiken, the Savannah River Forestry Service, and Silver Bluff Audubon Center supported ecology wildlife forestry education improving test scores. Without DOE support the program loses about 50000 dollars needed for another year and student benefit ends.
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Natural Resources, Science, Math
South Carolina
Department of Energy
DOE
USC Aiken
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forestry Service
Savannah River
Silver Bluff
End of minibottles in South Carolina bars
Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill allowing bars and restaurants to serve liquor from full size bottles starting Jan 1 2006. The move follows a November referendum and aims to curb drunken driving, though critics say enforcement and trooper staffing must improve. The Greenville News
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Mark Sanford
General Assembly
South Carolina
Highway Patrol
The
Greenville News
Aiken Standard Staff Listing and Contact Details
The Aiken Standard lists staff roles including Scott B. Hunter as publisher, Ellen C. Priest as business manager, Phillip Yates as production director, Scot Newcom as circulation director, and J. David Boyd as systems manager. Email domains indicate official staff contacts.
Education legislation highlights funding and testing reform
The most important accomplishment cited is funding the base student cost for the first time in years and raising teachers' salaries above the regional average. The key issue for the next year is reevaluating the PACT testing mechanism based on public and educator input.
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General Assembly
County Budget Emphasizes Fiscal Prudence and Public Safety
The FY 2005-2006 county budget presents a conservative plan with a 3 percent rise in general fund revenues and expenditures and no millage increase. Spending shifts focus to Archer Study results and aligning salaries with prevailing rates, aiming to fund future public safety updates and reduce nonessential expenditures.
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Archer
Readers urge support for county budget and leadership
Will Tinney writes that desires are endless and taxes are high but notes the county administrator’s proposed budget balances. He urges the County Council to approve the budget and provide leadership citizens deserve, signaling a call for strong representation in Aiken County.
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Aiken County
Will Tinney
Aiken
Take care of kids on school buses
A critic argues against the seat belt bill, calling state lawmakers hypocrites for prioritizing money over child safety. The writer, a former bus driver who has lost a child, warns of bus dangers and questions funding motives, urging voters to remove officials who favor money over kids.
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State House
Legislative session a success for South Carolina Republicans
The 19 week 2005 session ended with Speaker Wilkins resigning and Bobby Harrell elected. The GOP highlights include income tax relief for small businesses, tort reform, job creation tax breaks, port incentives, education funding, charter school access, and a pay raise for state troopers. The writer notes strides in public safety and Medicaid funding while pledging ongoing work ahead.
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South Carolina
House
David Wilkins
Bobby Harrell
Wilkins
Canada
U.S
Senate
House Republicans
GOP
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