From the daily archives:

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments in Governor Sanford’s case against the state Ethics Commission on Oct. 19.

In an interview with the South Carolina Radio Network Tuesday, Sanford talked about the idea of the Ethics Commission report possibly being released before it is completed.

The Governor said he wants it released, but only after the investigation is complete.  “What we’ve been for consistently is a full review, not a partial review.  It has been our long-standing belief that when that full-review is out there, that it will show that we’ve been great stewards of the taxpayer and tried to watch out for the taxpayer’s assets.  As Paul Harvey says, there is a ‘rest of the story’ here.” [click to continue…]

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Silent Witness ceremony is a solemn reminder

by William Christopher 10/6/09 8:56 PM

The solemn bag pipe of Jesse Johnson with the Citadel Regimental Pipe Band closed the annual Silent Witness Ceremony held at the Statehouse Tuesday, remember all those who died in South Carolina as a result of domestic violence.
Attorney General Henry McMaster called the names of twenty-six women and six men in South Carolina who lost their [...]

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Energy tax credits explained

by Susan Trautsch 10/6/09 2:55 PM

Homeowners who are looking into getting an energy efficient makeover before the winter months can benefit by knowing the advantages and qualifications of the federal energy efficiency tax credits available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 first established the energy efficiency tax credits that were effective in [...]

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SC Supreme Court sets date for ethics arguments

by Ashley Byrd 10/6/09 2:32 PM

The South Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in Gov. Sanford’s case against Ethics Commission for October 19 at 2:30 p.m.
The South Carolina House is now a party to a Supreme Court lawsuit initiated by the governor. Monday, House Speaker Bobby Harrell asked the court to allow them to intervene in the case.
House Speaker [...]

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New scoring system for S.C. schools

by Tom Hayes 10/6/09 1:20 PM

The state Education Oversight Committee (EOC) has approved a scoring system that would lead to more of the state’s schools meeting federal educational goals. The EOC voted Monday to align passing scores on the state’s new standardized tests with what the state considered passing on the 10-year-old PACT test. The committee has said that means [...]

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