Haley vetoes inched closer as House votes under 2 thirds doubt
Gov Nikki Haley must issue line item strikes from the 6.7 billion state budget by Tuesday midnight. The House narrowly approved the compromise amid tax credit battles for private school tuition. Democrats oppose the plan over school choice despite House Speaker Harrell's aides downplaying a veto override litmus test.
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House
Bobby Harrell
Greg Foster
Todd Rutherford
D-Columbia
Area Deaths Albert Bryant Aiken Betty Miller and more
Deaths and Funerals notice lists Albert Bryant and Betty D Miller in Aiken Iris Tyner in North Augusta Gary Dooley in Vaucluse and Linda Birchmore in Warrenville with service details omitted.
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Albert Bryant
Aiken
Betty D. Miller
Gary Lee Dooley
Vaucluse
Iris Hardin Tyner
North Augusta
Linda Birchmore
Warrenville
Weather outlook with partly cloudy skies and storms
Partly cloudy conditions with a chance of thunderstorms across the 5 day outlook. Temperatures warm with highs around 88 and nights near 70. General offices and Newsroom note updated forecast.
Mission trip from First Baptist Church to Haiti aids Grand Goave
More than 30 people gather in a prayer circle at First Baptist Church of Aiken before leaving for a week in Haiti. Twenty students and adults will work with rubble housing in Grand Goave near Port-au-Prince. The mission, tied to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Conscience International, aims to build homes from earthquake damaged materials.
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First Baptist Church
Grand Goave
Port-au-Prince
Andrea
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Conscience International
Haiti
Mary Carol Anderson
Grand Grave
First Baptist
Sally Tice
Aiken
Victor
Tice
Aiken County School Board Set to Finish Budget Vote
After seven months of discussion the School Board will vote on the 2013 14 budget at 7 p m Tuesday at the district office 1000 Brookhaven Drive Aiken The board trimmed the debt service budget by 2 5 mills and increased the operations budget by 5 8 mills to net 3 3 mills raising taxes for non residential properties by 19 80 per 100 000 while homeowners see a 10 per 100 000 cut The meeting includes a closed session on North Augusta TIF negotiations and related tax deferment agreements.
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Aiken County
Debt Service
South Carolina
Brookhaven Drive
Aiken
City of
North Augusta
School Board Meeting Announces Private Economic Development
The School Board schedules a Tuesday 7 p.m. meeting at the District Office on Brookhaven Drive to discuss a private major development and a 15 year tax increment financing plan with projected city revenue gains.
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