Budget Cuts Hit Education Health Care in South Carolina
South Carolina lawmakers move to trim 488 million dollars from the state budget with education and health care bearing the largest reductions. The Education Department faces payroll cuts around 15 percent, affecting wages and ongoing hiring freezes, while universities and other programs face sizable losses and program reductions.
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Senate
Education Department
John Cooley
Cooley
Clemson University
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Department of Health and Human Services
Senators Override DNA Bill Veto in South Carolina
The South Carolina Senate and House work to override Gov. Sanford's veto 38 to 0, enabling DNA sampling for arrested suspects. Supporters call it a crime-fighting tool. critics cite privacy concerns and constitutional overreach.
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House
Senate
Mark Sanford
South Carolina
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American Civil Liberties Union
Gerald Malloy
D-Hartsville
SCE&G rate rise debate drums through public hearing
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co faces a midyear rate hike request tied to higher fuel costs. The Public Service Commission held a hearing but postponed a decision, with a vote possible by Oct 29. An agreement brokered by the Office of Regulatory Staff would let a 6 percent increase pass, about $6 more monthly for a 1,000 kilowatt hour user, totaling roughly $114 per year.
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
State Public Service Commission
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Office of Regulatory
Remembrance events honor seven beach house fire victims
Families of seven South Carolina college students killed in a 2007 Ocean Isle Beach fire plan two Columbia fundraisers to aid scholarships and fire victims. USC fraternities will sponsor an Inaugural Remembrance Concert and a bikeathon to support families and survivors, including Tripp Wylie.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Greenville News
Kaaren Mann
Ocean Isle Beach
N.C
University of South Carolina
Clemson University
Tripp Wylie
USC
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