A growing number of bills filed by lawmakers would erode South Carolinians’ Second Amendment rights. In recent weeks, five bills were introduced that push for gun confiscation powers, banning certain firearms, and severely limiting their access – all of which would violate the rights of law abiding citizens.
Given how much South Carolinians pay in income taxes, regressive sales taxes and various fees that seem to fall into the “let’s get all up in their pockets just for the heck of it” category, we should expect South Carolina’s lawmakers to respect our money enough to openly spend it on things that clearly serve the general good — and not secretive
As the South Carolina Legislature convenes this week, it will tackle a number of important issues.
Health care, tax reform, pension reform and how to handle the state’s aging population are among the many topics to be addressed. But one should stand out above the rest: education.
Although nearly $1 billion has been collected since the state gas-tax-hike law went into effect more than two years ago, the S.C. Department of Transportation has completed less than 20% of identified paving projects statewide with those funds, newly released agency records show.
Regarding the movement of equity prices, we associate with the words of Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the head of Bear Stearns during the 1987 market crash: “Stocks fluctuate, next question.” The good news in 2019 is that mostly they fluctuated up, which offers a lesson or two.
Don’t smoke ‘em — even if you’ve got ‘em (and you probably don’t). In most of the country — and, increasingly, the world — smokers have been kicked to the curb. Outside casinos in Las Vegas and seedy bars across a few Southern and Midwestern states, cigarette smoking has vanished from most indoor spaces in the United States.
The early blast of winter we’ve already seen is forecast by some as the harbinger of colder temperatures ahead. With them will come the annual danger from fires caused by people trying to stay warm.
Ed Driggers retirement as Greer City Administrator is a great loss for the community.
It seems a little strange that “Giving Tuesday” follows a few of the biggest shopping days of the year.
You might be wondering what you have left to give after buying Christmas presents and preparing to celebrate the holidays.
But this is a critical time of year for local nonprofits.
For the fiscal year that starts next July 1, the state Department of Transportation wants renewed authority to spend surplus money – at least that’s what the agency requested as part of its proposed 2020-21 budget.
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