Counties Say Federal Cuts May Force Local Tax Hike
Charlie Crews of the South Carolina Association of Counties warns that federal revenue sharing cuts and state budget actions could force counties to raise property taxes. He notes half of county budgets come from federal funds, with local revenue options limited to property and inventory taxes. The inventory tax phaseout and sales tax changes complicate reimbursements, risking higher local taxes or new business license charges to offset losses.
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Columbia
Charlie Crews
South Carolina Association of Counties
Reagan
Crews
Hampton County
General Assembly
Pat Antley
Richland County
South Carolina House
Antley
South Carolina
Senator Pushes Judicial Nomination Commission Change
State Senator Nick Theodore seeks to create a six member governor six member state Bar Association and six member General Assembly panel to screen and nominate candidates for all vacant judgeships. The commission would nominate up to three candidates per vacancy and aim to curb early campaigning by candidates against lawyer legislators.
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Columbia
Nick Theodore
Judicial Nominating Commission
Greenville Democrat
Judiciary Committee
Family Court
State Supreme Court
State House
Theodore
Governor
State Bar Association
General Assembly
Upstate plants announce large layoffs hit 400 workers
Union Carbide Greenwood plant will lay off 150 assembly workers as sales slow. Greenwood Mills cuts 185 at Matthews Plant No. 3 and 65 at Joanna plant with April 21 layoff date. Amtex Inc. suspends operations by 45 percent, laying off about 190 of 450 workers for two to four weeks. Recall rights offered for one year.
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Greenwood County
Bill Herring
Greenwood
Amtex
Union Carbide
Hehl
Baptist Convention Debate May Heat Up
About 100 people at Oakwood Baptist Church heard Dr. Paige Patterson urge support for Charles Stanley to win re election as Southern Baptist Convention president at the June Dallas meeting. Patterson, linked to the inerrantist wing, opposed moderates led by Rev. Winfred Moore, who warned of factional divides.
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Columbia
Southern Baptist Convention
Oakwood Baptist Church
Paige Patterson
Charles Stanley
Atlanta
Dallas
Patterson
Criswell Center For Biblical Studies
W.A. Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Criswell
Stanley
Winfred Moore
Moore
First Baptist Church
Amarillo
Texas
Texas Baptist General Convention
South Carolina
Southern Baptists
Mark Arrington
Friendship Baptist Church
Abbeville
Paternity group calls for reform of Family Court secrecy
In Greenville an Upstate group named Paternity Concern urged changes to South Carolina Family Court citing secrecy and bias favoring mothers. It urges equal custody consideration for fathers and stricter oversight of child support and court rulings. Judge Larry Patterson acknowledged progress toward shared custody but defended current practices.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Larry Patterson
Family Court
13Th Circuit
Elaine Hall
Gene Cooper
Patterson
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