Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
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The South Carolina Code of Laws says if a South Carolina serviceman or woman dies in the line of duty, the flags will be flown at half-staff on the day of the funeral.
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This is an enormous step forward for fiscal responsibility if the Senate does indeed carry this out.
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It doesn't appear that the bill does enough to address cost drivers associated with recent increases in workers' compensation.
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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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You don't get credit for doing what you have to do anyway.
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It shouldn't cost the taxpayers of this state $64,000 to keep the lieutenant governor 's speedometer out of the triple digits.
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It's no surprise that trial lawyers in the Senate who are lining their own pockets on the backs of South Carolina's businesses would want to delay much-needed reform of a broken workers' compensation system.
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One of the biggest things we can get out of it is finding out what stakeholders expect from state government.
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You can have one budget that grows government at 10 percent or break the budget into three different bills, but the bottom line is this does not seem to be in keeping with the notion of a true spending limit.
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Virtual schools are something that this charter school bill has certainly laid the groundwork for. It's something that we're certainly open to in terms of a way to expand choices for students and parents.
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We will be making an announcement tomorrow regarding the Department of Commerce, but I can't comment specifically about the announcement in advance of it.
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The governor believes that protecting the safety of people and property is one of government's basic functions and most important responsibilities. Implementing this system will move us closer to achieving that mission.
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The governor doesn't believe that people should be rewarded for illegal behavior. But the resolution is unnecessary.
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The governor has ... always maintained there needs to be more green space, more open space and more public access to the waterfront.