Senate committee tightens state court rule making terms
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended a proposed compromise on state court rule making prompting return to bargaining. Sen. Heyward McDonald said changes were unexpected but acceptable. The panel will send both the amended proposal and the original referendum to the full Senate for action while also advancing a mandatory sentencing bill for drug traffickers.
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Columbia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Heyward McDonald
Richland Democrat
Senate
Supreme Court
State Bar Association
High Court
State Court of Appeals
Judicial Commission
Peden McLeod
D-Colleton
McLeod
Martin Burriss Win House Special Elections in South Carolina
Charleston attorney Daniel Martin won the District 111 special election unopposed with 106 votes to fill the Gadson term. Republican M. D. Burriss captured District 80, defeating Democrat Larry Koester 1,584 to 796 to fill Kinard’s unexpired term.
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Charleston
Columbia
Martin
Public Defender Corp
Charleston County
M.D. Burriss
James Kinard
Kinard
Burriss
Larry Koester
Youth Employment Opportunity Wage proposed to cut teen pay
The Reagan administration seeks a 2.50 dollar hourly rate for workers aged 16 to 21 under a Youth Employment Opportunity Wage. Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan set to announce the bill in Washington at a Capitol Hill news conference. AFL-CIO calls the plan a subminimum wage that would enable exploitation and older- worker layoffs.
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Washington
Administration
Afl-Cio
Labor
Raymond Donovan
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
House Bills on Religion in Schools Defeated in House
The House rejected a bill to give student religious groups equal access to school facilities during non class time. The measure failed 270-151, short of the two thirds required, with sponsors warning amendments could derail the effort and noting opposition from civil liberties and conservative lawmakers.
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House
Bonker
Perkins
Congress
Senate
Reagan
Jackie Heath Named Aiken Chamber Employee of the Month
Jackie Heath was named May Employee of the Month by the Aiken Chamber. She has 20 years with J B Whites and Company and was nominated by Heritage Square store manager John Gratop. Gratop praised her for influencing growth at J B Whites in the community and her unselfish dedication to Heritage Square and the Aiken area.
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Mayor Works
John Marion
Sotheby’s
Paul Gauguin
New York
Gauguin
Vincent van Gogh
Edgar Degas
Jackie Heath
the Aiken Chamber
Heath
J. B. White’s and Company
Heritage Square
John Gratop
Gratop
J.B. White’s
Mercantile
Subpoena Power Debate in South Carolina House
Lawmakers consider granting a legislative committee subpoena power over workers' compensation records from the South Carolina Industrial Commission. Rep. Francis Archibald defends the move as curiosity driven while Sen. John Land warns against granting such authority. The House gave the measure a second reading with plans for possible passage, but Senate opposition looms.
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Columbia
South Carolina Industrial Commission
South Carolina
Francis Archibald
Berkeley Democrat
House
Archibald
Senate
John Land
Clarendon Democrat
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