Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
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We're going to have to go to some kind of Plan B. The funding we have for this is totally dependent on the federal government.
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Whether you have one bill that grows government at 10.9 percent or try to spread the spending over three different bills, this is still not consistent with the House's previous statement on the need for a true spending cap. We don't understand why some in the House now appear to not be willing to live within the cap they've already passed on themselves.
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The purpose is for the governor to get some feedback from folks in the area about what they'd like to see happen with this land going forward.
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We've been very clear where we are on this.
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Based on that information, we determined it was a 'pass through' to hire a specific individual to a particular job. The fact that being the son of a senator entitles you to a state position is complete counter to what we've been working for.
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If we can pay a dividend back to taxpayers, that's great. There's a long way to go yet.
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To create an entirely new division and place it somewhere other than the State Housing Authority runs completely counter to what we've been talking about for the better part of four years, which is government restructuring and government efficiency.
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With less than 30 charter schools, we don't believe that they are having the kind of impact on the overall picture that they could be having.
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We're very pleased the House and Senate are moving forward on this. This bill is incredibly important to our state's ability to preserve and protect large tracts of land.
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Tuition caps are a way to not only help control those increases but also to force more collaboration in the higher education system that in many ways is duplicative and inefficient.
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The governor see this as an once in a lifetime opportunity to redevelop the port, but he wants to make sure there is balance between development and quality of life.
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The governor's agenda has always been one of smaller government, less spending, more choices for parents and government restructuring. The fact that the House shares that agenda with the governor in the coming year is welcome.
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The governor looks forward to outlining his vision for South Carolina for this year tomorrow night. We'll leave the politics to the politicians.
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The governor is absolutely in favor of this as a mechanism to get that road built more quickly.