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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1981
Page
11
State Sen. Horace Smith of Spartanburg rejects Gov. Riley’s spending cap, arguing voters can remove lawmakers if they disapprove of votes. He and others say passage would admit irresponsibility as the Senate reshapes the constitutional component of the plan amid a reconciled companion bill.
The Senate approved a package linking constitutional amendments on spending limits to a companion bill with formulas for caps and a balanced budget. The plan would take effect only if the amendments are ratified, with intense negotiations between the governor's camp and conservatives and a 31 to 10 vote on revising the mechanism to suspend limits.
In Columbia AP report Rep. Charles Hodges and Rep. John Bradley unveil a revised 2 percent hotel motel tax proposal. The plan would dedicate 75 percent to rolling back business licenses and property taxes and 25 percent to municipal services and tourism related spending. Local referendums would authorize the levy though tourism promoters warn of harm to the industry. Bradley criticized the revenue split.
Rep. Warren Arthur and the Auto Insurance Study Committee condemn parts of the proposed Demerit Rating Plan for auto insurance. The panel unanimously urged the Insurance Department to withdraw the plan, which would auto go into effect if not approved by the Legislature.
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a May 22 execution date for Joseph C. Shaw, a 25-year-old ex policeman who confessed to the October 1977 slayings of Carlotta Hartness and Thomas Taylor. If carried out, he would be the first execution in the state since 1962.
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