Legislative Update: May 17
Headlines from the SC State Capitol: --Voters will decide in November whether the state constitution should be changed to allow the governor and lieutenant governor to run on the same ticket. A 97-16 vote by the House sent a resolution to voters asking whether the joint ticket should be required. The vote comes three weeks after the same resolution was approved by the Senate. The two offices are currently elected … [Read More...]
Newberry nursing home bilked by bookkeeper
A Newberry woman has pleaded guilty to embezzlement and fraud from a Newberry nursing home. Tina Clinton of Newberry pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenville to one count of embezzlement and five counts of filing false tax returns, stemming from her job as a bookkeeper at the JF Hawkins Nursing home between 2005 and 2009. Prosecutors said Clinton embezzled a total of $441,000 from the nursing home and that none of the residents lost … [Read More...]
Voters to decide if governor and lt. governor can run together
South Carolina voters will get to decide whether or not the governor and lieutenant governor can run on the same ticket. By a 97-16 vote, the South Carolina House passed a resolution that proposes amending the state Constitution-- allowing for a joint governor-lt. governor ticket. That means the question will now be up to voters on Election Day this November. Right now, South Carolina elects the lieutenant governor separately from the … [Read More...]
DHEC: No “conclusive link” between Spartanburg restaurant, E. coli outbreak
The state’s public health agency said Wednesday it has found no “conclusive link” between a Spartanburg-area Mexican restaurant and a recent E. coli outbreak. The restaurant also agreed to identify itself for the first time. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control said it has found no ongoing evidence of disease or public health threat at the El Mexicano restaurant on East Main Street in Spartanburg. "While it is our … [Read More...]
SC Senate offers a fix for future candidate filings
The Senate moved forward a bill Wednesday to clarify how to file to run for office in the state. Confusion over language and deadlines caused 183 candidates to be disqualified. Senator Chip Campsen explained that S. 1516 is only a future fix. “This is a permanent fix prospectively moving forward so we don’t have a similar situation arise again. That’s the least we could do. We at least shouldn’t go home this session without making a … [Read More...]
