Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
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This is not an attack on anyone. This is about whether or not as a state we are going to follow a fiscally sound path.
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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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This is about whether the House is going to pass a budget this year that limits state spending and shows sympathy for the hardworking taxpayers of our state.
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The bill in its current form does a lot less to address what businesses from across the state have told us. The workers' compensation system is broken and this doesn't do nearly enough.
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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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This is good-old boy budgeting. The fact that being a son of a senator entitles you to a state position is completely counter to what this administration stands for.
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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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One of the biggest things we can get out of it is finding out what stakeholders expect from state government.
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People forget sometimes that this money belongs to the hard-working people of this state. The governor has been very consistent that after all the trust and reserve funds have been repaid and money remains beyond what is needed for core services, the rest ought to go back to the people of this state.
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A group of people from diverse backgrounds say the solution is in better collaboration and better governance. That is something the governor has been advocating for higher education on the whole since he was on the campaign trail.
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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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Overall, I would say we're pleased with the funding requests for Savannah River.
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Needless to say the family conversations around the dinner table can be very interesting. Some members of the family have very strong feelings on issues and not necessarily in the same directions.
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As we would like to appoint someone from every geographical region of the state, with only three appointments, we're not always going to be able to do that.