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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 26, 2006

Page

8

Legislators Reach Property Tax Break Deal in South Carolina

House and Senate negotiators unveiled a plan to cap owner occupied property taxes and shield groceries from the sales tax while boosting the state rate to 6 percent. The half‑billion dollar package includes a two day post Thanksgiving tax holiday and a constitutional amendment path, with two thirds votes required. Governor Sanford praised the accord as timely relief.

Columbia — House Senate House Senate Finance Committee Hugh Leatherman Florence South Carolina General Assembly Lanneau Siegling Sullivans Island NoHomeTax.org Siegling Conference Committee Mark Sanford Sanford

South Carolina House OKs bill banning hog-dog fights

The South Carolina House approved a measure 78 to 15 to make hog-dog fighting a felony, aligning with similar bans in Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. The bill sets penalties up to $5,000 fine and five years in prison, with cockfighting offenses tiered from misdemeanor to felony.

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House approves unborn victim bill in South Carolina

The South Carolina House backed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act by 81 to 18 to create a separate crime for harming a fetus during an attack on the mother. The measure, similar to a 2004 federal law, targets violent acts and not abortion rights.

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