Senate panel backs higher bingo taxes to boost budget
The Senate Finance Committee informally approved a plan to raise bingo taxes and fees from 685000 to about 1.7 million next year as part of the 2.09 billion state budget. The panel also removed a 10 marriage fee, a move that would shift about 635000 to counties.
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Columbia
Senate Finance Committee
State Tax Commission
State Auditor’s Office
Edgar A. Vaughn Jr
Jesse Coles
Finance Committee
Appeals Court Held Up By Koon Filibuster
The South Carolina House cannot vote on a package creating a state appeals court and expanding the state Supreme Court as Rep. Larry Koon filibusters delaying the constitutional amendments. Koon plans to resume floor action Tuesday when the House reconvenes. The proposals need 83 votes to pass.
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Koon
Columbia
Supreme Court
Larry Koon
House
Lexington County
Film Office Deems Par Amount Pictures Film Rejected
Debra R. Rosen of the South Carolina Film Office says Paramount Pictures cannot film a scene from The Lords of Discipline at the College of Charleston. The planning and development committee of the State College Board of Trustees rejects the location request for a second time in Charleston.
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State College Board of Trustees
Charleston
Paramount
Crackdown May Boost Drug Flow Into South Carolina
A federal crackdown on illegal drug trafficking in Florida may push smugglers into Georgia and South Carolina. Lt. Steve Smith of SLED says Florida pressure could shift routes north. South Carolina ranks fifth in annual drug seizures, with smuggling here second only to Florida.
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Greenville
Florida
South Carolina
Steve Smith
Georgia
SLED
Village Inn Daily Luncheon and Saturday Buffet
The notice advertises a Village Inn Restaurant offering daily lunch 11:30 to 2:30 and a Friday Saturday buffet 6:00 to 9:00 with Sunday hours. Reservations suggested for Fri and Sat. Contact number 637-3313 in Edgefield.
Prices Rise in April as Inflation Remains Low
The CPI rose 0.2 percent in April after a 0.3 percent March dip, lifting consumer prices 3.0 percent annually for April. Food and housing costs pushed up the index, offsetting gasoline declines, with year to date inflation around 1.5 percent.
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Labor Department
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