Sunny and warm with scattered low thunder chances
Weather outlook shows tonight partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers and lows mainly in the 60s. Friday expects sun and 80s with coastal cloudiness and clear elsewhere. Regional zones report fair to partly cloudy conditions, with highs in the upper 80s to 90s and lows around 50s to 60s.
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Atlanta
Asheville
Charleston
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Budget Debate To Begin Monday In State Senate
The South Carolina General Assembly will open debate on the $2.8 billion state appropriations bill at 2 p.m. Monday. A projected $6.44 million surplus and a $49.8 million higher final Senate version over the House are noted, with $25 million moved from the rolling reserve for building projects. The budget fight includes shifting $5.3 million of the surplus to the Education Improvement Act building budget.
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General Assembly
Chamber
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Horace Smith
Spartanburg
Hugh Leatherman
D-Fl
Ence
John Drummond
Greenwood
Waddell
Beaufort
Audit finds Department of Mental Retardation well managed
The Legislative Audit Council concludes the agency is among the state’s best managed, but calls for reforms in reporting and handling abuse cases. The review found questionable determination in 11 percent of sampled cases yet found no widespread problem of unreported abuse or administrative mishandling. Director George Schroeder notes abuse is inevitable in a large agency.
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Department of Mental Retardation
Legislative Audit Council
Audit Council
The
General Assembly
George Schroeder
Plan urged to control East Coast low level waste site
A Budget and Control Board consultant urged South Carolina to assume control of the Barnwell low level nuclear waste dump if Congress rejects the regional compact this year. The 70 page study calls for a state plan to operate the Barnwell site and cautions against blocking waste transport and federal disposal in the state. The report was released after FOI requests from The Columbia Record the ACLU and the South Carolina Energy Forum. Governor Riley noted action has not yet been taken.
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Columbia Record
American Civil Liberties Union
South Carolina Energy Forum
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Dick Riley
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
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Virginia
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Riley
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Washington
Nevada
Thompson
South Carolina
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