Chapin High School: update on expansion/renovation
Columbia, SC (WLTX) — The Chapin High School student body president and several residents have asked the courts to stop a school board member from delaying building and improvements at […]
WatchLittle League World Series: Irmo Umpire gets the call
From the Little League website, one of our own has finally made it “big time”. Mark Sitterly has spent thousands of hours coaching, umpiring, and molding our boys into young […]
Read MoreCurbing Fee Increases
Earlier this year I asked ” Are all fee increases bad? “ What prompted the question was that I had been named chairman of the Regulations Subcommittee (on the House […]
Read MoreHouse Takes Furlough
It’s our second furlough week this year in the House and I wanted to give a quick glimpse at my “paying job” at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage . As I […]
WatchH.3004 (Roll Call Voting) becomes law
Photo by Sam Holland www.samhollandphotography.com/ Never seen the lobby of the State House more crowded for a bill-signing in my seven years in office! Because the people of South Carolina […]
WatchLimited tax break for Amazon proposed
Lexington County legislators are exploring a deal that would give Amazon a sales tax exemption the online retailer wants for its new distribution center near Cayce, but only for a […]
Read MoreShortening the legislative session?
Written by Jennifer Bellamy (WLTX) Columbia, SC (WLTX) — Some state lawmakers say a shorter session would increase and diversify candidates vying for state office and save taxpayers money. Many […]
WatchColumbia Cyclones visit Washington
From left: Eric Patterson, Michael Norris, Andy Waterlander, Jack Taylor, John McLeod, Jack Doran and Alex Spence. Front: Congressman Joe Wilson. (Community members listed in bold) Gary Patterson gfpatterson@gmail.com 803.445.7722 […]
Read MoreCOMMUNITY UPDATE: April 2011
Be sure to pick up your weekly copy of The Irmo News to see weekly Legislative Updates, focused on activity inside the State House. Representative Huggins and I rotate columns […]
Read MoreMeet Marcus Nellems: BUTLER basketball alum
I’ll admit…I wasn’t on the “Butler Bandwagon” until the Elite Eight . Frankly, I hadn’t watched any games in the tourney until then but had heard Karen talking about Butler […]
Read MoreBudget Week 2011
Tomorrow starts “Budget Week” on the floor of the SC House of Representatives. Session starts at 10am, and if the past is any indication, we’ll work into the night during […]
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