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Legislative Update
January 24, 2012 By wesleydonehue Leave a Comment
I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, but I’ve decided to break with tradition this year. This year’s resolution is to provide you with a weekly email update from the Senate. So, here goes – A couple updates from last year Before tackling this year’s agenda, though, I want to make sure you’ve heard about [...]
Edgefield County’s Veterans Affairs Officer
October 14, 2011 By shaneforsenate Leave a Comment
The Edgefield County Legislative Delegation is seeking persons who are interested in serving Edgefield County as the County Veterans Affairs Officer (CVAO). The CVAO assists veterans and their dependents in determining eligibility for benefits, organizes events honoring veterans, and works with local veterans organizations to best serve Edgefield County’s veterans. South Carolina law requires the [...]
McConnell Announces Fiscal Fitness Subcommittee
September 28, 2011 By shaneforsenate 3 Comments
Columbia – Senator Glenn McConnell, President Pro Tempore of the SC Senate, has named the members of the subcommittee tasked to consider his “Fiscal Fitness” agenda that consists of legislative initiatives to place a Constitutional cap on state spending, conduct a streamlining review of state government, enact a taxpayer fairness act, a deficit prevention act, [...]
Remembering September 11th
September 11, 2011 By shaneforsenate Leave a Comment
Today is the ten-year anniversary of the most tragic attack against innocent American lives in our nation’s history. Those attacks on that early September morning in 2001 affected our entire nation. We were stunned, and we were united in our grief. Many lives were lost on that day, but the bravery of many helped to [...]
