Budget amendment may cut state money for some abortions in SC
The measure would bar state funds to groups performing abortions except to save the woman's life or in cases of rape or incest, a move feared to impact Medicaid funds for physicians and hospitals. Officials disagree on Medicaid applicability, citing SC figures show 1996 abortions statewide with Greenville clinic highest and Spartanburg Regional reporting several funded cases. The proposal, backed by Speaker Pro Tem Terry Haskins, could also affect the Medical University of South Carolina with about 128 million dollars of state funding.
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House
Tal
South Carolina
Greenville
Adams
Terry Haskins
Medical University of South
State Senator Johnson faces mail fraud and extortion charges
Cleveland Democrat state senator Jeffrey Johnson, seeking reelection in Ohio's 11th District, is charged with demanding 17000 in loans and gifts from grocers in exchange for helping win licenses and contracts. He denies all allegations, citing an FBI sting and recording.
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Congress
Jeffrey Johnson
Johnson
Ohio
Justice Department
Department
FBI
East Side
State Senate
Bridgestone-Firestone to Build Tire Plant in Aiken County
Bridgestone Firestone plans a tire production plant near Graniteville in Aiken County, expected to be finished next year. The Japanese owned company says the facility will employ about 750 workers.
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Bridgestone-Firestone
Graniteville
Aiken County
South Carolina House Budgets Education and Video Gambling Shifts
The South Carolina House debated a $2 billion video gambling plan excluding 552.4 million in licenses while backing LIFE Scholarships and PASS testing with 19 million and 14.4 million respectively. House changes included retraining bans for video gambling staff, 2 percent raises cap for agency heads, no weekday voicemail, and eliminating long-vacant state positions. SLED clothing allowance increased to 400.
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Jim Hodges
Lancaster
House
State Employment Security Commission
Upcom
Ing
Budget and Control Board
Ford named in slave labor suit
Elsa Iwanowa recalls German troops forcibly moving 2,000 children from a Russian village to build military trucks at a Ford plant in Germany during World War II. She sues Ford Motor Co for compensation and unpaid labor, alleging massive profits for the Nazis and knowledge by senior executives. The Newark court filing marks an early US-based case on forced labor claims. Ford acknowledges slave labor existed but cites 1950s historians and ongoing review.
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Ford
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Belgium
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Ing
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