8:23-HB 212, raises tax on beer 2 cents a can, 15-cent increase on wine, increase on spirits as well, expected to raise over $4 mill this year. (snip) Roll call:…
8:15 pm-They unanimously passed HB 268 creating a tax amnesty program that is projected to raise $10 mill w/o raising taxes. More as it breaks. 8:20-HB 21o, raising the licensing…
The Conference Board has released its report on economic indicators. The report is signaling that recovery from the recession is about to begin or is in its beginning stages. The…
Remember when the Republican National Committe was debating on whether or not to change the name of the Democratic Party? In that vein, we should decide what to call conservatives…
2 days to go. Based on press reports, the white smoke has yet to be seen from the Legislative Hall chimney. The state's finances, of course, being the foremost subject…
A proposal to seriously reduce legislative funds designed to repair roads is ill-considered and will not save money in the long run. It will delay repairs of suburban streets, many…
I guess all the good doctors in the United States are going to have to go to another richest country on another planet to make the money they make now.…
Oh, Mark Sanford, why won't you let me ignore you? The State newspaper has a timeline out on the uncovering of the Mark Sanford affair, with some new juicy tidbits.…