Palmetto Parkway funding advances amid SCTIB talks
A plan to begin I-520 work hinges on debt retirement by 2008 and possible SCTIB support. Snow's proposal could speed completion without new SCTIB debt, as $14 million in other funds and a $2 million capital tax allotment back the project. Eddie Butler says the expressway boosts regional development and access for potential new facilities.
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Belvedere Elementary Earns New Freedom Shrine
Belvedere Elementary adds a Freedom Shrine through the Exchange Club in a Monday ceremony led by Principal Rod Greenway. Bill Thweatt Ed Zeigler and parent James Smith helped with the display housing while Don Smith praised the school's academic progress. The project aims to teach students about the Declaration of Independence and preserve freedoms as teachers integrate it into social studies.
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South Carolina House Approves Unanimous 5.8 Billion Budget
The South Carolina House unanimously approved a 5.8 billion budget boosting education with 2,290 per pupil spending, 299 million more in public school funding, 67 million Medicaid, 25 million Barnwell trust funds, and law enforcement raises including 124 corrections officers and 118 juvenile justice staff. The measure moves to the Senate for routine final approval.
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