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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2005
Page
9
Republicans back the Taxpayers Protection Act aimed at limiting annual spending growth to inflation plus population, with disaster and downturn reserves. The measure, modeled on Colorado's TABOR, requires a statewide referendum and faces Democratic objections over education and Medicaid funding.
A South Carolina House budget subcommittee advances a bill to freeze assessed values for owner occupied homes and cap tax rates at purchase prices. The measure would shift about 169 million in five years to other property types and faces constitutional questions. Debate could come up by month’s end.
House Speaker David Wilkins argues that electing judges would worsen racial balance in South Carolina. He says aging judicial circuits must change and promises to work with the Legislative Black Caucus to elect more black judges gradually. Rep. David Mack says race is less the issue than long standing ties in campaigns.
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