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Archive of South Carolina on Monday May 05, 2008
Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
GOP touts conservative vision
Behind all the huffing and puffing that make up politics and politicians, there's always a vision that propels a political movement. Read More
Bill puts heat on payday lenders
MULLINS, S.C. - Kathryn Gales was a 56-year-old widow when she made a series of decisions that left her without a car and hundreds of dollars in debt to payday lenders. Read More
State Democrats target payday lending
South Carolina Democrats have adopted a plank to their party platform that calls on the Legislature to adopt a ban on payday lending. The resolution also bars the party or its candidates from taking money from the industry. Read More
S.C. Democrats head north
South Carolina confirmed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama as a major political force, a candidate who could not only win over white voters in Iowa but generate a wave of enthusiasm among black voters in the Deep South. Read More
Talks beginning between candidates seeking change in S.C. Senate and House
The three candidates who are trying to unseat Sen. Ralph Anderson in Senate District 7 will discuss their views beginning today. Read More
Expansion of Montessori proposed
COLUMBIA, S.C. --- The nation's only statewide coordinator for Montessori public education says expanding the century-old teaching method in South Carolina could improve learning in a state with the country's worst high school graduation rate. Read More
DNC delegate elected
South Carolina Democrats opted for new blood in their top ranks Saturday, voting to elect Columbia lawyer Matthew Richardson to the Democratic National Committee instead of re-electing Charleston lawyer Waring Howe. Read More
SC Democrats elect Obama supporter as superdelegate
South Carolina Democrats elected a supporter of Barack Obama for an open superdelegate slot at their state convention Saturday. Read More
South Carolina's top Democrats look ahead to Denver
This weekend's state Democratic Party convention had plenty of pre-election anxiety. Read More
SC state senator's house catches fire
The home of state Senator Robert Ford of Charleston has been damaged by a fire. Read More
Summerville-area House seat pits Horne against Hutson
The GOP primary for Dorchester's House District 94 pits familiar political opponents Jenny Horne and Rep. Heyward Hutson against one another for a rematch. Read More
After hiatus, states set wave of executions
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Here in the nation's leading death-penalty state, and some of the 35 others with capital punishment, execution dockets are quickly filling up. Read More
Fighting global warming block by block
SEATTLE - King County Executive Ron Sims has a simple test for every new public works project, building plan or government land purchase: Will it increase the region's total greenhouse-gas emissions, or reduce them? Read More
Fiscal pressures lead some states to free inmates early
NEW YORK - Reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies, including mandatory minimum prison sentences for some drug offenders, many cash-strapped states are embracing a view once dismissed as dangerously naive: It costs far less to let some felons go free than to keep them locked up. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
Parents turn to states for autism help
(UPDATED 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday May 1) One of the toughest problems facing autism patients, their families and policymakers is paying for treatment. Families are increasingly relying on states to help them cope with the financial, medical and educational needs. Read More
Fairness of death-penalty panels questioned
Death-penalty supporters are raising questions about the fairness of state commissions charged with studying how capital punishment is carried out in Maryland and Tennessee, claiming the panels will issue reports that ignore their views. Read More
Legislators prod Congress on Medicaid, Real ID
As some states tumble into what they fear is a recession, state lawmakers from across the country are pushing Congress for relief from impending federal rules that would force states to pick up more Medicaid costs and spend billions to make drivers’ licenses more secure. Read More
With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More
More states offer choice in long-term care
More states are poised to offer a successful alternative to traditional Medicaid plans that allows elders and the disabled to avoid moving to a nursing facility by hiring friends, neighbors or family members to look after them in their own homes. Read More
Credit crunch hits states' college loans
(Updated 11:55 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2008)
The credit crisis has led some state lending agencies to suspend their federal and private student loan programs, forcing thousands of students to search elsewhere for money to pay for college. Read More
'Don't forget us,' PA candidates tell voters
As Pennsylvanians prepare to go to the polls tomorrow to cast ballots in the April 22 presidential primary, experts wonder how the surge in registered voters will affect little-noticed state legislative races, particularly those in the House, where Democrats cling to a one-seat majority. Read More
Partisan mix in R.I., Conn. poses challenges
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Will Democrats grow legislative edge in '08?
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'Purple' states turn a little more 'blue'
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Governors pitch ambitious programs
Billion-dollar deficits in California, New York and Arizona haven’t stopped governors there and elsewhere from proposing big-ticket items for 2008. Stateline.org looks at proposals from governors’ 2008 "state of the state" speeches and provides an exclusive summary of all the addresses so far.
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Summary of the State of the State Address
Gov. Mark Sanford (R) repeated his goals for the state during his Jan. 16 speech before the Republican-controlled Legislature: restructuring the government, installing tougher drunk-driving laws and increasing tax cuts. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Illinois gov runs up travel tab
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s commuting costs start to add up. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds settles a dispute with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a cranky game warden. Read More |
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