SC House Approves Government Restructuring
On Wednesday, the SC House approved sweeping government reforms designed to eliminate the Budget and Control Board, cut the size of state government, and make the state’s executive offices more accountable to the Governor. “We got within a late Senate filibuster of reform, and after six years of debate, we’re here again,” said Rep. Garry […]
SC House Approves Ethics Reform
The SC House overwhelmingly approved a package of ethics reforms today that are the biggest change in the state’s ethics laws in two decades. “While our ethics laws have been touted as the toughest in the nation, they were written before e-mail, the Internet, PayPal, cell phones, and even ATM machines,” said House Majority Leader […]
Legislative Leaders Highlight American Diabetes Association Fundraiser
South Carolina’s top legislative leaders will join The Dome Team Wednesday night to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. They’ll be working hard for the money as “celebrity” servers at The Blue Marlin Restaurant in Columbia’s Vista district. “This is a great night where we can all put aside our partisan differences and raise […]
House Approves Measure Shortening Legislative Session
If SC House leaders have their say, the General Assembly will spend less time in Columbia. For the 10th time in 20 years, the South Carolina House of Representatives has approved legislation providing for a constitutional amendment that would shorten the state’s legislative session. “It is no secret that we have one of […]
House GOP Legislative Agenda Focuses on Government Reform in 2013
Broad government reform tops the South Carolina House Republican Caucus agenda for 2013, say GOP leaders. “This is a smaller agenda than we have had in previous years because many of these items are very serious topics that will require a lot of debate,” said House Majority Leader Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville. “The Caucus and the […]
