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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2015 Contact: Caroline Delleney (803)734-3125 CarolineDelleney@schouse.gov House Begins Flood Recovery Response Ways and Means Committee will Conduct Hearings to Initiate Process (Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement regarding the House’s plans to address the historic flood recovery. […]
For Immediate Release: October 9, 2015 Contact: Mayor Joe Owens City of West Columbia 803-939-8612 The City of West Columbia Assists the City of Columbia to Provide Water Service West Columbia – Mayor Joseph W. “Joe” Owens announced Friday he has received and approved a request from Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2015 Contact: Andersen Cook 803.608.9324 andersen.cook@uwasc.org United Way of Greenville County contributes $100,000 for S.C. flood disaster recovery Allocation will help affected communities through United Way Association of South Carolina’s flood recovery fund. Columbia, S.C. — United Way of Greenville County is contributing $100,000 on […]
In response to the devastation of the recent flood, many South Carolinians are searching for ways to help victims. The SC Department of Consumer Affairs and Secretary of State Mark Hammond advise consumers to be on the lookout for fake charities in the coming weeks.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2015 Contact: Jo Pauling-Jones 803.454.0350 jpjones@healthylearners.com ONE OF THE MIDLANDS LARGEST GOLF TOURNAMENTS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN Enjoy a fun-filled day of golf and help support the children served by Healthy Learners! COLUMBIA – Healthy Learners announced today the 16th Annual Healthy Learners Champions for Children […]
Columbia, South Carolina – Allen University in partnership with the 20/20 Leaders of America, LLC, Attorney General Alan Wilson (R) and the former Governor of South Carolina – Jim Hodges (D) invites you to attend the Presidential Candidates Justice Forum on the campus of Allen University. The historic event will be held in the John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium, located at 1517 Pine Street on Saturday, November 21 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Financial Content | TheState.com Evidence of Obstruction of Justice by the FBI, the Justice Department and the Offices of US Senator Lindsey Graham alleging a cover-up of the Saudi Kingdom’s role in the funding of the al Qaeda 9/11 Attacks on the United States and ISIL terrorism, was presented to […]
Pastors from all across South Carolina are coming together in support of Biblical marriage and religious liberties. They are calling upon all Bible-believing Christians to gather on the grounds of the State House in Columbia, SC on Saturday August 29, 2015 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
June 4, 2015
House Adjourns Regular Legislative Session for 2015
(Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) released the following statement after the House adjourned Sine Die. By law, the South Carolina General Assembly is required to complete its legislative business by 5pm on the first Thursday in June. The adopted Sine Die resolution recognizes the completion of business, but allows the House of Representatives to return in the coming weeks to debate and consider gubernatorial vetoes, conference reports and budgetary matters.
At the beginning of the year, Speaker Lucas outlined four priorities for this year’s legislative session: (1) Infrastructure reform, (2) Ethics reform, (3) Criminal domestic violence reform, and (4) Education reform.
“The House of Representatives kept our promises to the people of South Carolina and we did everything we said we would do. We overwhelmingly passed a three-part roads bill that reforms the Department of Transportation and puts forth a responsible plan to fix our roads. We rallied around domestic violence survivors by working with the Senate to pass a bill that protects our citizens from senseless abuse. We reformed our ethics laws to restore public confidence in elected officials. And we continue to work on an education improvement package so that every child in every part of our state will be given access to a twenty-first century education. The progress made on these issues is a reflection of the steadfast efforts our members put forth over the last nine months.
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Contact: Caroline Delleney
(803) 734-3125
CarolineDelleney@schouse.gov
COLUMBIA, S.C. – In an attempt to address the State’s pressing highway infrastructure issue, Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler moved to deviate from the Order of business in the S.C. Senate to consider the roads bill. There were several attempts to prevent that motion by members of the democratic caucus, despite earlier statements that roads were their priority. However Senator Peeler’s motion prevailed stopping the current filibuster for the day. By doing so, the Senate gave third reading to the Pain Capable Bill, which would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks and began debate on the much anticipated bill regarding highway infrastructure.
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