Sine Die
Maybe I’m getting a little “high brow” throwing out Latin to you but that’s the term used for the end of each legislative session. Among a flurry of actions today, […]
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COMMUNITY UPDATE: May 2010
*** STATE HOUSE *** We’re into the final weeks of this two-year session and the House has passed several bills of significance since my last Community Update. Briefly, I’ll list […]
Cigarette Tax “soars” to 42nd in nation
I guess there goes my Friend of the Taxpayer Award for 6 years running. This week I voted to override the Governor’s veto on the cigarette tax. The House and […]
Governor addresses Budget Concerns
Believe it or not, I have folks who often ask me “Do y’all (Legislature/Governor) ever talk to each other?” and they ask “How is that done?”. Well, honestly, most folks […]
The State Budget: Deal or No Deal?
I was never really much of a fan of the game show but it did remind me of the upcoming Budget Conference Committee negotiations between the House and Senate this […]
Time's running out
Tuesday, April 29, starts a busy week in the SC House of Representatives. Basically it’s “do or die” week for House Bills to pass our chamber if they want to […]
COMMUNITY UPDATE: January 2010
*** STATE HOUSE *** Next Tuesday, January 12, I return for my sixth year as your State Representative in House District 71. I’ll join the other 123 members of the […]
WIS Newswatch (Part One) – June 14, 2009
Even thought he’s not on Twitter (like most of WIS folks: Judi Gatson , Jackie Faye , Stewart Moore, Drew Stewart , Mandy Mitchell ) I still agreed to sit […]
Romper Room?
When I wrote last December about what to expect this legislative session, I couldn’t have been more on target. I’m speaking to my Rotary Club (Lake Murray-Irmo) tomorrow and all […]
Ducks, Dolphins, Whales, Turtles…oh my!
Give me a week to unwind (heading to Black Mountain, NC – inlaws) and I’ll work on a recap of what we did this year in the General Assembly. I […]
WLTX: Whether you are for the stimulus or against…
Today the House sustained more than 20 vetoes before procedural “do overs” were called for by certain members so that the outcome on some of those could be changed. After […]
WIS: "This budget was on a fast track"
“This is a time where I think we need to slow down and really spend some time looking at not only how we spend money but how the political process […]