Revised revenue projections aid budget conferees
The South Carolina budget talks gain $81 million in revised revenue as the Board of Economic Advisors notes stronger income tax receipts and forecast upgrades. House and Senate budget talks continue behind closed doors with differing priorities and lingering surplus use questions.
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Columbia
House
Senate
State Board of Economic Advisors
John Rainey
Rainey
Wall Street
Don Herriott
Herriott
Charleston
Beaufort County
Papa Jazz preserves niche at Five Points shop with vast used inventory
In Columbia, the Five Points landmark Papa Jazz, open since 1980 and owned by Tim Smith, draws students and locals with thousands of used albums and DVDs. The store thrives on a broad, idiosyncratic catalog, trading allowed, and a jazz-leaning proprietor who recalls rare finds like a Blue Note Hank Mobley record. Local patrons praise vinyl over CDs, while concern grows about independent shops facing a changing market.
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Columbia
Graham Drummond
Drummond
England
Papa Jazz
Anc
Tim Smith
Chris Moseley
Smith
Batesburg- Leesville
New York City
USC
John Coltrane
Blue Note
Hank Mobley
Blue Note Records
David Hane
Hane
Bob Dylan
Dwight Yoakam
Peter Tosh
Adam Clay
Clay
Five Points
Miles Davis
Water Babies
Senator calls counties to decide future of bingo parlor
Senator Brad Hutto argues for county control over casino boats and bingo halls, urging Orangeburg County to decide on a high stakes bingo parlor proposed by the Catawba Nation near Santee. He cites 1,100 local jobs and economic benefits while rival Sen Wes Hayes opposes broad gambling expansion.
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Orangeburg
Brad Hutto
Santee
Interstate 95
South Carolina
Hutto
Wes Hayes
Rock Hill
Senate
Glenn McConnell
Orangeburg County
Hayes
Sen. Hayes
Baptist retiree homes face bankruptcy risk in South Carolina
South Carolina Baptist Convention reports Bethea Baptist Retirement Community in Darlington and Martha Franks in Laurens face a $6.4 million debt and a $400,000 bond due July 1. Trustees seek statewide donations, aiming to raise $800,000 via Mother's Day appeals to avoid closure.
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Columbia
South Carolina Baptist Convention
Bethea Baptist
Darlington
Martha Franks Center
Laurens
Stephen Williams
The
South Carolina Baptist Ministries
Williams
First Baptist
Kingstree
Judge Rules Race Affects Traffic Plans For Rallies
U S District Judge Terry Wooten ordered Myrtle Beach to apply identical traffic controls to a black biker rally and a white rally later this month. The ruling cites race as a motivating factor in traffic planning and follows an NAACP injunction. Peter Wilborn called it an historic victory for equal treatment of Harley riders May 22 and black riders the following weekend.
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Charleston
Myrtle Beach
U.S
Terry Wooten
NAACP
Peter Wilborn
Sanford signs film incentives law to lure productions
Gov. Mark Sanford signed a law expanding wage and sales tax rebates for motion pictures television series and independent films to draw actors crews and projects to South Carolina. Filmmaker Matt Williams praised the state while noting past and ongoing shoots in Orangeburg St Matthews Myrtle Beach Chester and York counties.
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Mark Sanford
Bill Gillespie
Gillespie
Mount Pleasant
South Carolina
Matt Williams
Orangeburg
St. Matthews
Myrtle Beach
Chester
York Counties
Williams
State Commerce Department
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Columbia Shop
Greene Street
University of South Carolina
Sanford
Fitzpatrick Opticians
Aiken Medical Center
Mineral Springs’System
Berrys Pool
Pine Log
Aiken Farmer’s Furniture
EPA Enema
United States Department of Energy
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Jim Moore
Moore
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