State Supreme Court To Rule On Video Poker Power
The South Carolina Supreme Court hears a dispute over local referendums banning cash payouts in 12 counties. Upstate operators seek to strike these referenda, arguing state constitution limits local votes on issues beyond alcohol or taxes and seeking uniform statewide rules rather than county by county decisions.
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Tax Ruling Expands Local Tax Powers in South Carolina
The South Carolina Supreme Court divided the court allows counties and cities to impose new taxes such as 2 percent hotel room taxes on Hilton Head Island and Charleston County and a 1 percent restaurant tax in Charleston. Critics fear this shifts taxing power from the Legislature to local governments, enabling broader local levies and fueling concerns from the Hospitality Association and business groups.
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Trial on AIDS stigma at center of Conway suit
Jin Kirby, a Coastal Carolina student, sues a Pee Dee TV station claiming a 1988 broadcast linked her name to AIDS, damaging her reputation. She testifies she faced social withdrawal, weight loss, and dating rejection while the station argues viewers knew it was a mistaken report and that no harm to her reputation occurred.
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