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South Carolinians speak out about AIDS

October 26, 2009 By

Citizens from all over South Carolina packed an auditorium at the Columbia Metro Convention Center Monday night to participate in a National HIV/AIDS event. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was invited to take part in the federal Office of National AIDS Policy’s HIV/AIDS Community discussion. The comments filmed from the public will be taken to White House Administrators and other policy makers as they plan ways to reach the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

South Carolina is ranked in the top ten states for the prevalence of AIDS cases. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Medicine, News

Lawmakers return to Statehouse, Sanford does not object to extented benefits

October 26, 2009 By

Lawmakers return to the Statehouse (Tuesday) for a special one-day session to consider a law change that will qualify jobless workers for an extended 20 weeks of federal unemployment benefits. Approximately 7,000 South Carolinians lost their benefits ten days ago when state benefits ended.   Officials say 30,000 workers will eventually be helped by the extended federal benefits.  Lt. Governor Andre Bauer says more than 100,000 residents have exhausted their benefits in recent months.

Even Governor Mark Sanford, who previously hesitated to sign a federal loan for an earlier extension of state benefits, says this federal extension shouldn’t be passed up.

“What is abundantly clear is that it’s worth doing, based on unemployment benefits that would otherwise be left on the table in Washington, DC,” said Sanford.  “And if they don’t do it, there are 30,000 people over time who won’t receive benefits.”   [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Legislature, News

More briefs filed in Sanford Supreme Court petition

October 26, 2009 By

Gov. Mark Sanford has petitioned the State Supreme Court to step into an investigation into his travel spending. He wants the court to stop the Ethics Commission from sharing its findings early.

Attorney Butch Bowers of Sanford legal team

One of the questions that has arisen in this case is whether the governor signed away all of his rights to confidentiality in a letter he released to the public. His attorneys say he did not because there was correspondence –not publicly released until now –that protected him.

In a brief filed Oct 26 at the court’s request, Sanford’s legal team shares correspondence between them and SC Ethics Commission Director Hebert Hayden. They argue that these letters reveal that Sanford is protected until the investigation is final. The other parties in the matter, the Ethics Commission and the SC House of Representatives (the House was allowed to join the case) have until Friday, October 30 to file their briefs on the subject. The governor can then respond by Monday, November 2.

For more background, see previous SCRN story, SC Supreme Court questions Sanford waiver.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, Legislature, News, Politics & Government

Kemet brings more jobs to SC upstate

October 26, 2009 By

More jobs are coming to Greenville county.  Kemet announced today they will expand their facility in Simpsonville to make capacitors for electric drive vehicles and alternative energy markets.  The investment will generate 113 jobs within the next three years.  Kemet recently received a grant from the Department of Energy to add the new line, according to Per Loof, CEO for the company.

“We’re making these parts today, but in different places,” said Loof.  “This is a big step for Kemet, for South Carolina, and for Simpsonville.” 

The company expects the expansion to be completed within nine months. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News

SC House members will hear impeachment resolution Tuesday

October 26, 2009 By

South Carolina lawmakers will convene Tuesday for a brief special session to approve a change in state law that would allow close to 7,000 jobless residents to be eligible for extended federal unemployment benefits.

At the same time, Chester Republican Greg Delleney is at least one lawmaker who says he will introduce an impeachment resolution to go after Governor Mark Sanford.

Delleney says his resolution would be good even if House members don’t yet have the state Ethics Commission’s report on the Governor’s business trips.  “Impeachment can’t occur without a resolution,” said Delleney.  “And if it turns out that the Ethics Commission’s report has any thing we can add to the resolution, it can be amended.”  [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislature, News
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