House Debates Video Gambling Changes This Week
Sen. Land leads a gambling task force weighing a $150 million budget impact and possible referendum on video gambling. Proposals include $10 bets and $500 per hand limits, with shifts to the Revenue Department system by August. industry machines may hinder enforcement. Senate members remain split on key issues.
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House
John Land
Carpentier
Jim Hodges
Revenue Department
William Gillespie
Barnwell
Gillespie
Wes Hayes
R-Rock Hill
Parking changes at Aiken Ford Conger Field race meet
New parking rules require infield spaces to be reserved and paid before Saturday. Unpaid cars must use the two polo fields on Powderhouse Road. Post time is 1 pm with gates opening at 9 30 am. For ticket information call 648 9641.
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Ford Conger
Powderhouse Road
Hodges pushes First Steps in budget to boost education
Hodges promotes First Steps model to strengthen early education funding, tied to North Carolina's Smart Start. Backing from business and health leaders helped sway House Republicans toward compromise, amid a narrow margin. Also, the House bars selling driver license photos and Social Security numbers by state DMV.
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Hodges
North Carolina
Cobb-Hunter
House
State Department of Motor Vehicles
John Hawkins
Spartanburg
Hawkins
Aran Islands knit through Irish landscapes and sea lore
The piece notes Saint Patrick's spread of Christianity to rural Ireland and the ruin of many stone churches while larger village churches endure. It describes craggy cold countryside, peat for warmth, Aran sweaters worn by sailors, and the tradition of weaving patterns to honor lost seafaring relatives. Irish moss adds verdant scenery.
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St. Patrick
Aran
Aran Islands
Ireland
Adamick
Painting of Irish villagers and bed and breakfast tale
Ms. Adamick plans a painting of an elderly village manager in Main Cross with a ruddy face pipe tweed cap and notes Irish friendliness. She recounts a Clare bed and breakfast owner and a Holland guest told of six beds with seven guests and a bluff about sleeping arrangements.
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Mary
County
Clare
Ms. Adamick
Council member Randall opposes budget move on grant funds
Randall recommended placing sales proceeds in a flexible budget line for emergencies and opposed a budget ordinance allowing the Sheriff’s Office to transfer $25,000 in unused grant funds to a DUI task force. He said he would not vote for it on reconsideration.
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Randall
Sheriff's Office
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Judy Adamick
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Lance
Ory
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ANC Odes
Noonan Shes
Floyd & Greene Jewelers
Floyd Greene
CROWN
Lancome
Dillard's
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