House budget writer targets 50 million in spending cuts
Columbia The House budget writer, Cooper, plans 50.2 million dollars in cuts to the 5 billion dollar state budget as he pulls out civil court fees and increased charges for vehicle registrations and hunting licenses. He says public schools won’t be cut.
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Columbia
House
Mark Sanford
Senate
Supreme Court
Jean Toal
Cooper
Piedmont
Ken Kennedy
D-Greeleyville
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Hugh Leatherman
Port shipments rise nearly thirty percent in Charleston
South Carolina port officials say container shipments through the Port of Charleston in April climbed about 29 percent from a year earlier, marking the fourth straight month of higher volume. Authority president Jim Newsome notes increasing exports in recent months.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Police charge woman in death of 79-year-old attorney
York police say Julia Phillips was charged with murder in the February 4 death of Melvin Roberts, a prominent South Carolina attorney. Roberts was strangled with a plastic pull-tie and a gun was fired at him from close range. the bullet struck his clothing but not his body.
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Rock Hill
South Carolina
York
Bill Mobley
Julia Phillips
Melvin Roberts
Roberts
Phillips
Carnival Fantasy Makes Charleston Home Port
Charleston unveils its first permanently home ported cruise ship the Carnival Fantasy. Mayor Riley and SC Ports Authority President Jim Newsome say the move boosts tourism and positions Charleston as a summer cruise hub drawing travelers from the Carolinas Tennessee and Georgia to Bahamas and Key West itineraries. Carnival executive Jim Berra notes strong guest interest and easier access than Florida departures.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Carnival Cruise Lines
Joseph P. Riley Jr
North America
Bahamas
Key West
Berra
Atlanta
Carolinas
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Fla
South Florida
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Billy Hawley
Saluda County
Dave Smith
Carnival
Jim Newsome
Jim Berra
State
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
Wei Weise
Park Ave
Aiken
Nee Coun
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