Archive for the ‘State’ Category

More from Joe Dugan in Myrtle Beach

Joe Dugan has done some more research on the issue of “double dipping” in SC … thanks Joe! here is some info we should be considering: 23,083 people are on the South Carolina retire-rehire plan amounting to 9 percent of the State public work force. That is absolutely incredible! And at a time when according [...]

December 20, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: State, Tax/Budget/Spending  One Comment

Myrtle Beach Tea Party goes after Double Dipper!

Early in December I let you know of a disgraceful situation in Myrtle Beach where City Manager Tom Leath was taking advantage of the South Carolina Retirement System’s retire-rehire option, which allows workers who have logged the necessary 28 years to retire then return to their job while collecting the state retirement benefits they have [...]

December 20, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: State, Tax/Budget/Spending  One Comment

Haley: consolidate Cabinet agencies

In a recent AP interview posted by Jim Davenport Gov-elect Haley share some of her plans on consolidation. A couple of early consolidation targets are the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services and the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, both within Haley’s 15-agency Cabinet. She wants the probation agency merged with [...]

December 18, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: State, Tax/Budget/Spending  No Comments

Voters’ Rights Bill Introduced (SC)

Rick Brundrett writing at The Nerve gives us news of a few joint resolutions coming up: * Initiate new state laws or constitutional amendments, or repeal existing laws (S. 97); * Recall local or state officials from office during their terms (S. 97, S. 181); and * Decide every 20 years, starting in 2012, whether [...]

December 16, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: State  2 Comments

Possible break in roll-call voting impasse

Rick Brundrett at The Nerve writes about the upcoming session and the continuation of the roll-call voting issue. This session, several Senators and Representatives have prefiled bills on the subject. Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, told The Nerve last week that he favors a roll-calling voting law – despite criticism [...]

December 14, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: State, Uncategorized  No Comments

SC State House Tour Opportunity

Take a look at this email from our pal Talbert Black and respond to him at talbertjr1@windstream.net … if you’re interested ++++++++++++ I will be at the state house on the first day of session on Tuesday the 11th to show people around and give an orientation on how to be a “citizen lobbyist”. Anyone [...]

December 14, 2010   Posted in: State  No Comments

Texas Tea Parties work to OUST STRAUS!

I’d like to give another update on the folks in Texas and their determination to elect a conservative Speaker of the House. I’ve posted previously about this effort, which we’re very interested in seeing that the South Carolina conservatives made an attempt to unseat Bobby Harrell. It’s a steep learning curve, and we learned from [...]

December 13, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: State  4 Comments

SC Gov and the Prez

From … Seanna Adcox of PostandCourier reports on Gov-elect Nikki Haley’s chat with the Prez. Haley says she told Obama that South Carolina could not afford the health care mandate, and that it would cripple small businesses. “I respectfully asked him to consider repealing the bill,” she said, to which he clearly stated he would [...]

December 3, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Health Care, State, Statewide Races, Uncategorized  One Comment

Myrtle Beach Tea Party … Let us know what you’re doing about this

subtitled “Where is Chris Christie to call out this idiocy when you need him?” Dawn Bryant at TheSunNews.com reports on Myrtle Beach’s City Manager Tom Leath who is taking advantage … and I use that phrase for all it’s worth … of the South Carolina Retirement System’s retire-rehire option, which allows workers who have logged [...]

December 2, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: State, Tax/Budget/Spending  3 Comments

SC Senate prefiled bills

Here they are. I read/skimmed each one. My eyes hurt. Anything to say about them? Please use comment section.

December 1, 2010   Posted in: State  No Comments