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Governor Mark Sanford

Governor Mark Sanford is back in the Palmetto state and looking at what lies ahead.

Two weeks in Europe with his family on a planned vacation, and Sanford is now back to work at his office in Columbia. The governor returned Wednesday evening after trying to mend his relationships from his admittance to an extramarital affair. WCSC in Charleston heard from Sanford after he landed in Charlotte, when he spoke of how he will handle the next few days.

“Working on the job at hand, regarding the people of the state, and many things we’ve got to get done from the standpoint of restructuring economic development, and go down the list, and the job at hand at home is the obvious,” says Sanford.

Wednesday was also Sanford’s Communications Director Joel Sawyer’s last day on the job. Sawyer is starting his own consulting firm, while Ben Fox takes over the communications position. Fox sent a release that stated the governor has no planned public arrangements or events scheduled this week.

Sanford does plan on getting updates on how the state is monitoring federal stimulus cash spending, and he will also hear about issues involving development around the state’s military bases.

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ESC Chf: Unemployment checks have saved families

by William Christopher 07/31/09 12:00 AM

The state of South Carolina will be paying back around a billion dollars borrowed from the federal government so that jobless workers receive their unemployment checks. 
There was a period months ago when Governor Mark Sanford refused to sign the document that allowed the state to borrow the money from the federal government to cover those [...]

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Lt. Gov. examining job creation

by William Christopher 07/30/09 1:21 PM

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 [...]

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Sanford hearings put Senate Republicans at odds

by Ashley Byrd 07/24/09 4:48 PM

Greenville Senator David Thomas , with his authority as chairman of the Senate Finance subcommittee, held a hearing Friday at the statehouse to review Governor Mark Sanford’s travel budget. The governor’s travel has been scrutinized by the public and the press since the his admission of taking time away from his post —to have an [...]

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Relationship expert: Sanfords will probably stay together

by William Christopher 07/23/09 10:39 PM

Governor Mark Sanford, his wife and two of their sons have flown to London on a two-week European vacation. The Governor says the vacation is another step to repair his family following his admission to an affair.A state Senate hearing takes place in Columbia this afternoon to examine Sanford’s trips, on the question of any [...]

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