Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
certainly following glad senate
We're certainly glad to see Senate Republicans are following through on that.
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That would certainly be an enormous step in the right direction in terms of fiscal responsibility.
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The fact that the House is now talking about spending caps is certainly a step forward compared with what they were talking about last week. But the real question for us is always where does the money above and beyond the cap go?
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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 would certainly be concerned about yet another expansion in the state's higher education system at a time when parents and students are experiencing double-digit tuition increases.
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It's certainly not something we'd support. The governor has been talking for the better part of five years about restructuring government to make it more accountable to the executive branch. This runs completely counter to accountability in government.
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We will review the bill and make a determination once it has finished going through the legislative process.
continuing double higher increase spending state tuition year
Our state is spending more than it ever has before on higher education. At the same time, tuition is continuing to increase by double digits year after year.
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Overall, I would say we're pleased with the funding requests for Savannah River.
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Most homeowners would say it's important to treat everyone equally. This bill singles out a particular industry group for preferential treatment.
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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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That doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense given this year's budget situation.
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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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To try and make this a fight between the governor and the General Assembly is to confuse night and day. This is really simple. It's about spending.