Lt.Governor Andre Bauer says he has been touring unemployment offices around the state in recent weeks, taking stock of attempts to reduce the state’s jobless rate–which was 12.1 percent for the month of June.Baurer says difficult times require using all the sources available and he says the state’s Unemployment Office in Lexington County is a good example of  that.  “They have 55 folks graduating with a GED who didn’t have them before and now have them because they were looking for work.  They have special programs for veterans who’re out of work, and anyone can go online and see the jobs that are out there and there are some.  The state’s unemployment offices will even help you find the necessary training, be it through the workplace or through the technical education system.” 

Bauer, who presides over the Senate, says he puts his “executive hat” on when the General Assembly is not in session. [Read more...]