Hodges Signs Port Expansion Bill For Charleston Area
Gov. Jim Hodges signed a bill directing the State Ports Authority to seek permits for port expansion on the western bank of the Cooper River near the old Navy base. The Daniel Island plan is off the table due to local opposition, with scouts to study sites and pursue Army Corps of Engineers approval.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Charleston
Charleston Navy Base
Hodges
State Ports Authority
Cooper River
Daniel Island
Bernard Groseclose
Groseclose
Navy Base
Army Corps of Engineers
Senate
Glenn McConnell
R Charleston
Finance Committee
Hugh Leatherman
Florence
North Charleston
Keith Summey
Summey
Leatherman
McConnell
South Carolina budget panel seals major tentative deals
The state budget conference committee, with three senators and three representatives, completed a large portion of hundreds of provisos in the 5.6 billion spending plan. They eliminated two House advertising provisos and discussed lottery funding and future revenue expectations, while aiming for a balanced budget.
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Columbia
Confernce Committee
Conference
Yim Noages
Conference Committee
Ele
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Harreul
Senate
Hugh Leatherman
Leatherman
Harrell Leatherman
Harrell
Powerball Start Delayed to Oct 6 in South Carolina
The South Carolina Lottery Commission postpones multistate Powerball start to October 6 as Powerball updates its games and adds states. Officials note changes aim to save reprint and marketing costs and allow bigger prizes. Senate Judiciary backs a lottery bill to join the game for funding education programs.
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Columbia
State Lottery Commission
Powerball
Ernie Passailaigue
Pennsylvania
Colorado
South Carolina
Passailaigue
Education Lottery Commission
Tucsen
Multistate Lottery Association
Chuck Strutt
Commission
Strutt
Senate
House
Senators
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Silver Bluff
Wera Agedwards
Secunty Federal
Jason
Aiken
Securi Federal
Bank Way
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Oan
Katherine Coleman
Sarah DeWitt
Jessica Holsomback
Liz John J.P. Lucius Carsten Peters
Franny Radford
Katey Rich
Amy Smith
Bev Snelgrove
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