DHEC Approves Tattoo Regulation Standards in South Carolina
State health officials set sanitation safety and inspection rules for tattoo parlors awaiting General Assembly approval to allow shops to open for the first time in 40 years. The panel amended the training hour requirement to 1000 hours amid concerns over Red Cross training and local business licenses.
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Columbia
General Assembly
South Carolina
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Elizabeth Hagood
American Red Cross
Red Cross
OSHA
Surfside
John Daniels
Daniels
Michael Blackmon
DHEC
Governor and officials defend South Carolina bases in Washington
Governor Mark Sanford and state leaders head to Washington to argue against base closings as the Base Realignment and Closure process nears. They will meet Pentagon officials to press for expanded missions at SC facilities. Mayors and advisers accompany Sanford to stress regional economic impact.
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Mark Sanford
Washington
South Carolina
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Sanford
South
Olina
Bush
Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Joe Gardner
Richard Eckstrom
Local Governments May Not Limit Hog and Poultry Farms
A South Carolina Senate subcommittee heard a bill restricting local governments from regulating large hog and poultry operations and other businesses. Charleston Mayor Riley called it an assault on home rule as cities fear loss of quality of life controls. The panel did not act and urged narrowing the bill to agricultural businesses. Williamsburg County leader Sam Drunker urged senators to avoid attracting unwanted big business.
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Senate
Charleston
Joseph P. Riley Jr
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Hugh Weathers
Weathers
Sam Drunker
Williamsburg County
Officials urge railroads to work with communities more
A South Carolina railroad safety meeting urged closer cooperation with cities to fix speeding trains chemical spills and unsafe crossings after the Graniteville chlorine release killed nine and injured 250. Local leaders pressed Norfolk Southern CSX for slower speeds better hazmat training and faster responses.
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Columbia
Municipal Association of South Carolina
Norfolk Southern
Graniteville
CSX
Susan Terpay
Orangeburg
John Yow
Yow
Municipal Association
Howard Duvall
Greenwood
Steve Brown
Brown
Florence
Joe Robertson
Governor transfers to Air Force preparedness agency
Mark Sanford a captain in the Air Force Reserve moves from the medical evacuation unit to the Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness. He will coordinate between the military and state agencies during natural disasters or homeland emergencies as an emergency preparedness liaison officer. He credits his background as a governor and congressman for guiding his decision.
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Mark Sanford
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency
Sanford
Larry Garrison
Harrison
Garrison
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