House Members Shift Committees In Budget Moves
In Columbia AP report lawmakers added two new joint committees and axed the Insurance Laws and Automobile Liability panel from the 3 billion budget bill. The House blocked Ways and Means from controlling most federal discretionary grants flowing through the governor, rejecting a line item accounting proviso.
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House
Columbia
Ways and Means Committee
Joint Legislative Study Committee
Tom Limehouse
Summerville
Eugene Foxworth
Charleston
Limehouse
Foxworth
Ways and Means
Governor's Office
Senior Senator Recovers Returns To State House
Senate President Pro Tempore Rembert Dennis returns to the South Carolina State House after long recovery from two serious traffic accidents and a house fire. He greets colleagues with a standing ovation and supports a mandatory seat belt bill. Dennis, 70, was injured December 1, 1984, including a removed spleen and fractures.
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Dennis
Rembert Dennis
Berkeley
S.C. Senate
John Land
Clarendon
Columbia
Senate
Berkeley County
Statehouse
Bill To Limit Police Protection For Officials
Rep. Tom Limehouse says public outcry for accountability prompts House passed legislation sent to the Senate. The measure requires governor approval for police protection over three days and cites a recent incident involving Sen. Rembert Dennis as highlighting the issue. SLED Chief J.P. Pete Strom currently has discretion to provide protection and may face influence over agency budgets.
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Columbia
Tom Limehouse
House
Senate
Limehouse
Dorchester
Rembert Dennis
Berkeley
Dennis
J.P
Pete” Strom
State to Build Temporary Housing for Prisoners
South Carolina plans two temporary wooden barracks at Manning Correctional Institution to house 18 inmates for 60 to 90 days as overcrowding tests funding. Afterward, three more similar barracks are planned at Kirkland Dutchman and Cross Anchor. Lieber Correctional will offset but not fully relieve crowding.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Budget and Control Board
Department of Corrections
Manning Correctional Institution
Corrections Department
Bill Leeke
Manning
Kirkland
Dutchman
Cross Anchor
Enoree
Leeke
Lieber Correctional
Tion
Dorchester County
Pizzas Pulled From School Lunch After Razor Findings
Razor blades found in pizza slices at Florence and Memphis schools prompt federal guidance to halt serving the product in South Carolina lunch programs. Tony's Pizza conducts metal detector inspection on over 11 million frozen servings. case details and timeline released by the Agriculture Department official.
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Columbia
Florence
Memphis
Tenn
South Carolina
Mnaa
Agriculture
Tony's Pizza
Kansas City
Kan
Karen Stuck
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Stuck
The
Razor
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