tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49440013443459641132009-10-26T08:10:27.760-04:00SC Statehouse ReportSC Statehouse Report is a weekly legislative forecast about SC policy and politics. It is available online in full at: http://www.statehousereport.com. This blog summarizes the Report's weekly features.Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-49988356213264979732009-10-22T20:03:00.000-04:002009-10-26T08:10:27.772-04:00Cleaning up ESC mess, prejudice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_1023_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 166px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_1023_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC STATEHOUSE REPORT</span><br />Issue 1.43 | Oct. 23, 2009<br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49"><span style="font-weight: bold;">READ THE NEW ISSUE</span></a><br /><br />>> <span style="font-weight: bold;">RECENT ISSUES:</span> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=48">10/16</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=47">10/09</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IN THIS ISSUE</span>:</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 212px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 484px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 11.6% </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Job, not well done </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Pay attention </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Back in the saddle again </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Impeachment delay </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Backup plan </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> No place in today’s politics for prejudice </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> SC Senate Democratic Caucus </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Wanna vent a little? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Ups, downs and in between </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Revelations </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=49#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Mepkin Abbey </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4998835621326497973?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-42577145544225712632009-10-02T12:58:00.002-04:002009-10-02T13:00:58.431-04:00Women in college; War on SC poverty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_1002_stegelin_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 158px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_1002_stegelin_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br />Issue 8.40 | Oct. 2, 2009<br /><br />>> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46">READ NEW ISSUE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 295px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 453px;font-family:trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 3.4 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Student bodies </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> OMG! </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Calling all lobbyists </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Flight of fancy </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Time for General Assembly to attack SC poverty </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> The Felkel Group </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Send us your thoughts </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> All down this week </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> But you are who you are because of government??? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=46#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Praise houses </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4257714554422571263?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-37441665788195117772009-09-25T12:54:00.000-04:002009-10-02T12:58:15.041-04:00Meet your next LG; Riley's anti-crime plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0925_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0925_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber" >ISSUE 8.39</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> | </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" id="ctl00_lblIssueDate" >Sep. 25, 2009</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45">READ THE ISSUE</a></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />INSIDE</span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 254px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 458px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Number of the Week :</span></span></a></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> 10,000 </span></span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#News"> News :</a></span><br /> The next number two </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> A little respect </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Dealing with nightmares </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Resurging Dems? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Riley pushing beefier anti-crime measures </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> ACLU of South Carolina </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Stimulus not going to teachers, police </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Redistricting IS critical </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Up, down and in the middle </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Add it up </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=45#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-3744166578819511777?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-42350348724277092402009-09-18T14:02:00.004-04:002009-09-18T14:05:25.174-04:00Santee Cooper's problem; on redistricting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0918_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 164px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0918_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br />Issue 8.38 | Sept. 18, 2009<br /><br />>>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44">READ NEW ISSUE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE</span></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 204px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms; height: 526px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 11.5 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#News"> News :</a></span><br /> A lump of coal? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> You sure? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> More meetings ahead </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Rex running for governor? Really?! </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Redistricting will have major impact </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> Electric Cooperatives of S.C. </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Send us your thoughtful commentary </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Thunder, storm ahead for nation </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> No real ups, but some downers </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> 8/11 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=44#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Taxpayers' Conventions </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4235034872427709240?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-2867378527375796152009-09-11T14:00:00.000-04:002009-09-18T14:02:50.513-04:00Leventis: Fire Ozmint; on hyper-partisanship<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br />Issue 8.37 | Sept. 11, 2009<br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43"><span style="font-weight: bold;">READ THIS ISSUE</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 61-31-1 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Value judgment </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Yes, again </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Ethics meeting on Wednesday </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Budget slowdown </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Wags want to know: When will he leave? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Let’s take hyper-partisanship out of overdrive </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> Maybank Industries </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Send us your thoughtful commentary </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Your letters welcome </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Ups and downs of the week </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Ain't no mountain high enough </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=43#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> South Carolina Society </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-286737852737579615?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-27462099259644540142009-09-04T13:58:00.000-04:002009-09-18T14:00:45.798-04:00Unemployment woes, legislative caution<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br />Issue 8.36 | Sept. 4, 2009<br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42"><span style="font-weight: bold;">READ THIS ISSUE</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> $200 million </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Job woes </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Elephants never ... </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Meetings on tap </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Slicing and dicing </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Impeachment’s wide net </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Caution to legislators: Don’t do nothing </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> S.C. Association of Counties </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Got an opinion? Write an op-ed for us </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Comments on Kennedy were refreshing </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Ups and downs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Arrg, those pesky allegations </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=42#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Indigo </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-2746209925964454014?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-11460918761199092362009-08-28T13:15:00.003-04:002009-08-28T13:19:41.608-04:00NEW: Gov's race, Santee Cooper, more<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0828_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0828_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />Issue 8.41 | Aug. 28, 2009<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41">READ THE NEW ISSUE</a></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />INSIDE</span><br /><br /><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 259px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 534px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 45% </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#News"> News :</a></span><br /> A real horse race </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Onward </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> A look at meetings ahead </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Impeachment on the agenda </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> A thousand cuts </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Roundup: Santee Cooper, Sanford and Kennedy </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> AT&T </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Students deserve better </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Send us your thoughts </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Up, down and in the middle </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Voting for jobs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=41#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669–1698) </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-1146091876119909236?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-41551818702917835812009-08-21T13:10:00.001-04:002009-08-28T13:15:23.226-04:002 on health care, historical gems<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0821_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0821_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Issue 8.34 | Aug. 21, 2009<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">>> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40"><span style="font-weight: bold;">READ NEW ISSUE</span></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >INSIDE<br /><br /></span> <table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 280px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 532px;font-family:trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> $98.2 million </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Draining debate </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Crisis? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Summertime doldrums </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Impeachment ahead? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Sanford’s latest mess </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Historical gems must be protected </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> Municipal Association of South Carolina </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> No reform is the scariest choice of all </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Health care not a right </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Ups, downs and in the middle </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> His own private Waterloo </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=40#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669–1698) </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4155181870291783581?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-28476729319283405562009-08-14T12:37:00.002-04:002009-08-14T12:40:32.371-04:008/14: Health care policy; Health care pawns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0814_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 168px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0814_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />Issue 8.33 | Aug. 14, 2009<br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read the new issue</span> </a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >INSIDE</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 242px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms; height: 551px;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> $869,000,000 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#News"> News :</a></span><br /> No place to run </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Wild blue yonder </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Few meetings ahead </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Radar love </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Penny-pinched </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Don’t be a health care pawn </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> The Drummond Center </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> It's a good time to renovate, but be smart </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Send us your thoughts </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Ups, downs and in the middle </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Context, please </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=39#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> W.J. Cash </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-2847672931928340556?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-42536307960581849402009-08-07T12:32:00.000-04:002009-08-14T12:37:19.926-04:008/7: ESC finger-pointing, Tax gimmicks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0807_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 168px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0807_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br />Issue 8.32 | Aug. 7, 2009<br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read the new issue</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE<br /><br /></span></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 302px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 441px;font-family:trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 21 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Finger pointing </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Record-keeping </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Sentencing reform, education, budget ahead </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Rex for 'King'? </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Sales tax holiday is political gimmick </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> Moore & Van Allen </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Sanford -- more of the same on education </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Vent about South Carolina </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Up, down and in the middle </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Butt of lots of jokes ... again </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=38#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Palmetto bug </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4253630796058184940?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-15220634848906103582009-07-31T12:59:00.002-04:002009-07-31T13:02:28.623-04:00New issue: Sanford's education legacy, more<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0731_stegelin_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 166px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0731_stegelin_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>SC Statehouse Report<br />Issue 8.31<br />July 31, 2009<br /><br />>> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37">Read the new issue</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IN THIS ISSUE</span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span> <br /> 1st </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#News"> News :</a></span> <br /> Mark Sanford, educator? </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span> <br /> Politics of health care </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span> <br /> Education, budget, more </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span> <br /> No peeking </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span> <br /> SC numbers don't get any better </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span> <br /> Riley Institute </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span> <br /> Why you should pay attention to jobless rate </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span> <br /> Up, down and in between </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span> <br /> Prediction: Humiliation </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span> <br /> In the blogs </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=37#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span> <br /> John Gordon Coogler </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-1522063484890610358?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-52071186040651002862009-07-10T12:57:00.005-04:002009-07-10T13:01:30.605-04:00Tax hike? | Economic thaw | more<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report<br />Issue 8.28 | July 10, 2009<br /><br />>> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34">READ THIS ISSUE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 60 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Taxing time </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Back to storage </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> A look at meetings </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> Media disconnect </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> There's a thaw in the air </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> SC Policy Council </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Sanford’s hobby? Being governor </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Businesses aren't the enemy </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Up, down and in between </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> 100, 99, 97, 98 ... </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=34#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Charles Cotesworth Pinckney </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-5207118604065100286?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-24992138395056700662009-07-03T12:50:00.001-04:002009-07-10T12:55:15.829-04:00NEW: Cap and trade; government works<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0703_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0703_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >SC Statehouse Report</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Issue 8.27 | July 3, 2009</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">>> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33">READ NEW ISSUE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >INSIDE</span> </span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> $1,000,000,000 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Cap and trade </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> Pop, pop, fizz, fizz </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><br /> Long haul ahead </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> South Carolina's soap opera </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Why state government might really work </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> S.C. Chamber of Commerce </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Cabinet in chaos; Jenny missed </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Up, down and in the middle </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Soul mate </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=33#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Charles Cotesworth Pinckney </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-2499213839505670066?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-31032816817418926012009-06-26T15:52:00.002-04:002009-06-26T15:57:52.408-04:00New: The Mark Sanford edition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0626_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 166px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0626_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br />Issue 8.26 | June 26, 2009<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32">READ THE NEW ISSUE</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ALSO SEE</span><br /></span><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Brack in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/us/26sanford.htm">NY Times</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Brack in <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/po_20090626_3184.php">NationalJournal.com</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Brack in <a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/06/26/in-the-bible-belt-mark-sanfords-anguish-opens-door-to-forgiveness/">Christian Science Monitor</a></span></li></ul><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;font-family:trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><br /> 5 </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#News"> News :</a></span><br /> Trail of questions </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><br /> On the road </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><br /> Budget board ahead </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><br /> First Lady a shining example </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><br /> Sanford should resist resigning </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><br /> The S.C. Education Association </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><br /> Time to fix broken criminal justice system </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><br /> Brack column generates heat </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><br /> Ups, downs and in-between </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><br /> Remembering back when ... </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><br /> In the blogs </span> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=32#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><br /> Philip Simmons (1912-2009) </span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-3103281681741892601?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-49850199330069756932009-06-12T14:21:00.001-04:002009-06-14T09:26:14.637-04:00NEW: Tax reform bill, government structure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0612_stegelin_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 169px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0612_stegelin_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br /><span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber">ISSUE 8.24</span><br /><span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate">Jun. 12, 2009</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">>> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29">READ NEW ISSUE</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />INSIDE</span><br /><br /></span> <table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;font-family:trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span> <br /> $92,000,000 </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#News"> News :</a></span> <br /> Fast TRAC to nowhere? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span> <br /> Picking up the pieces </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span> <br /> Heading back to the ranch </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span> <br /> On the hotseat? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span> <br /> Job wars </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span> <br /> Don't look for legislators to give up power </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span> <br /> S.C. Hospital Association </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span> <br /> Tyranny in the legislative state </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span> <br /> 6/8: K-12 improvements key for colleges </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span> <br /> Up, down and in the middle </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=29#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span> <br /> In the blogs</span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4985019933006975693?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-23922277580369967992009-06-05T15:34:00.003-04:002009-06-05T15:40:29.678-04:00NEW: A win for Sanford? | Higher ed | whales<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0605_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 167px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0605_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report<br />Issue 8.23 | June 4, 2009<br /><br />>> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28">READ NEW ISSUE</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >INSIDE THIS ISSUE</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 0.6 percent </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#News"> News :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Sustaining a veto </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Help wanted? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Wait 'til the next week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> TRACing outline </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Sanford gets butt ‘kicked’ …er … ‘writ’ </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Solutions difficult for higher education funding </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> SC Senate Democratic Caucus </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> A whale of a tale </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Chickens now roosting in SC </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Up, down and in-between </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> In the blogs this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Back in December </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=28#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Operation Lost Trust</span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-2392227758036996799?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-46982469451153354522009-05-29T14:05:00.002-04:002009-05-29T14:10:35.354-04:00NEW: Sanford at abyss?; Higher ed funding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0529_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 167px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0529_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">SC Statehouse Report</span><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color:#000066;">Issue</span><span style="color:#000066;"> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27" target="_blank">8.22</a> | May 29</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, 2009</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000066;"><br /> </span></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >>> </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27">READ NEW ISSUE</a> </span><p style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><b>RECENT ISSUES: <span style="color:#000066;"></span><span style="color:#000066;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19" target="_blank"> </a></span></b><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26" target="_blank">5/22</a> | </span><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000066;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25" target="_blank">5/15</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"> | </span><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000066;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24" target="_blank">5/8</a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"> | </span><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000066;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23" target="_blank">5/1</a></span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >INDEX</span> </span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;font-family:trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span> <br /> $1,000 </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#News"> News :</a></span> <br /> Stimulus lawsuits in focus </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span> <br /> Oy, ain't this a pickle? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span> <br /> Little ahead </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span> <br /> Vetoes, ports, more </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span> <br /> Seniors shielded </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span> <br /> Higher education funding is on a roller coaster </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span> <br /> The Felkel Group </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span> <br /> End deficit spending; practice fiscal discipline </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span> <br /> Your place to vent </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span> <br /> Up, down and in-between </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span> <br /> It's getting better all the time </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span> <br /> In the blogs </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span> <br /> Waiting until next year </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=27#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span> <br /> Charles F. Bolden Jr. </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4698246945115335452?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-84448191311893839562009-05-22T12:45:00.002-04:002009-05-22T12:49:51.404-04:00NEW: Year that wasn't; shortening the session<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0522_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0522_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC STATEHOUSE REPORT</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="issueDetails"><span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber" style="font-size:85%;">ISSUE 8.21 | </span><span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate" style="font-size:85%;">May 22, 2009</span> <span id="ctl00_lblRecentList" style="font-size:85%;"><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">>></span> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26">NEW ISSUE</a> | RECENT ISSUES: </strong><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25">5/15</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24">5/08</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23">5/01</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22">4/24</a></p></span> </div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >INSIDE THIS ISSUE</span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 11.5% </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#News"> News :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> The year that wasn't </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Crushing blow? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Waiting for June </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Sanford vs. Legislature </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Legislature proves it doesn't need to meet so much </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> ACLU of South Carolina </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Can I get a witness? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 5/18: Lawmakers don't seem to care </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Ups and downs </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Unfortunate vs. enough </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> This week in the blogs </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Last shot at new bills </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=26#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> SC Historical Society </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-8444819131189383956?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-58108696363235941902009-05-15T13:57:00.002-04:002009-05-15T14:01:48.010-04:00New issue: Vetoes, Juicebox Caucus, more<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0515_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 151px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0515_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report<br /></span><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="issueDetails"> <span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber" style="font-size:85%;">Issue 8.20 | </span><span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate" style="font-size:85%;">May 15, 2009<br /><br />>><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25">READ THE NEW ISSUE</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>RECENT ISSUES: </strong><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24">5/08</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23">5/01</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22">4/24</a> | <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21">4/17</a></span> </div> <table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr> <td> <!-- <div class="index"><img src="Images/header_index.gif" alt="SC Statehouse Report current issue index." /></div>--> <h3><span style="font-size:85%;">INDEX<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></h3> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> $20 million </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#News"> News :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Veto countdown </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Live long and ... </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Perfunctory week ahead </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> The other shoe </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Stubbed out </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Juicebox Caucus doesn't yet have the juice </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Electric Cooperatives of SC </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Five myths about the new state budget </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Got words? Vent here </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Up, down and in-between </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> True reform </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> In the blogs this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Light fare </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=25#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Iodine </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-5810869636323594190?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-4364824670825227102009-05-08T12:59:00.002-04:002009-05-08T13:02:54.084-04:00New issue: TERI in trouble; the Do-Nothings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0508_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 153px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0508_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC Statehouse Report<br /></span><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="issueDetails"> <span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber" style="font-size:85%;">ISSUE 8.19 | </span><span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate" style="font-size:85%;">May 8, 2009<br /><br />>><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">READ NEW ISSUE</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE THIS WEEK:</span></span></div><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: trebuchet ms;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 31% </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#News"> News :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> TERI on chopping block? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Yeah, that's the ticket </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Time is running out </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Payday or doomsday </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Cigarette tax in peril? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Legislature should do something </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Maybank Industries </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Space for vent </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Enjoys the Report </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Up, down and in-between </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> More silliness </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> In the blogs this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Few bills proposed </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=24#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 'Groovemaster' James Jamerson</span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-436482467082522710?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-54419415510204858902009-05-01T13:36:00.002-04:002009-05-01T13:39:52.069-04:00New issue: Election laws, fun stuff to do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0501_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 145px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0501_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >SC STATEHOUSE REPORT<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Issue 8.18 | May 1, 2009<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >>> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23">READ NEW ISSUE</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >IN THIS ISSUE:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><td><div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> About 10 million </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#News"> News :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Voting early and often </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Legislative flu </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> All eyes on the Senate </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Early close ahead </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Stripping TRAC </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Spring is in the air with lots of things to do </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> OK, so, you can vent here </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 4/30: Angry at Legislature for mess it created </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Up, down and in-between </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> So who has the car keys? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> In the blogs this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Few new major bills </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" class="indexSection" ><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=23#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Henrietta Johnston, portrait painter</span></span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-5441941551020485890?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-23969912610028462172009-04-24T11:57:00.002-04:002009-04-24T12:00:19.697-04:00New issue: Slim pickings in Statehouse; mortgage loans; vouchers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0424_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 156px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0424_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC STATEHOUSE REPORT</span><br /><div class="issueDetails"> <span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber">ISSUE 8.17</span><br /> <span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate">Apr. 24, 2009</span> <span id="ctl00_lblRecentList"><p><strong>>><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22">READ NEW ISSUE</a></strong></p><p><strong><br />IN THIS ISSUE:</strong></p></span></div><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><div class="indexItem"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Number%20of%20the%20Week">Number of the Week :</a></span> <br /> 11 </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#News"> News :</a></span> <br /> Slim pickings </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span> <br /> Give us a little credit... </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span> <br /> Budget still on Senate floor </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span> <br /> Blowing more than hot air </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span> <br /> Budget stalled in Senate </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span> <br /> Better mortgage rules should help SC blacks, women </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span> <br /> Vouchers are subsidies for private schools </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span> <br /> Debt commentary is effective, reasonable </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span> <br /> Legislative “do do” </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span> <br /> In the blogs this week </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span> <br /> Thumbs up and down for the week </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span> <br /> Bills added to hopper </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=22#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span> <br /> New Era Club </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-2396991261002846217?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-41424481108602104922009-04-17T14:19:00.002-04:002009-04-17T14:23:12.149-04:00New issue: Juicebox Caucus, Misleading with numbers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0417_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 135px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0417_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">SC Statehouse Report<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21">ISSUE 8.16</a> | </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="ctl00_lblIssueDate">Apr. 17, 2009<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IN THIS ISSUE:</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><td><div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span> <br /> 11.4 percent </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#News"> News :</a></span> <br /> Looking for pressure points </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span> <br /> Lasting legacy </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span> <br /> Busy week ahead </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span> <br /> Compromise on horizon? </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span> <br /> Budget looms large </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span> <br /> Using numbers to mislead taxpayers </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span> <br /> S.C. Association of Counties </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span> <br /> Education being bullied by Choice Cult </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span> <br /> Opinion? Send your feedback </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span> <br /> Up, down and in-between </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span> <br /> On the rise? </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span> <br /> In the blogs this week </div> </td> </tr><tr style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span> <br /> New bills introduced </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=21#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Circular Congregational Church</span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-4142448110860210492?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-7679677067351207682009-04-10T15:45:00.002-04:002009-04-10T15:49:01.465-04:00New issue: Retirement crisis ignored; vulture lenders<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0410_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 130px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0410_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SC STATEHOUSE REPORT</span><br /><span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber">ISSUE 8.15 | </span><span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate">Apr. 10, 2009</span><br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20">READ THIS ISSUE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE THIS ISSUE</span><br /><br /></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span> <br /> $230,000 </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#News"> News :</a></span> <br /> Retirement crisis ignored </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span> <br /> Easter dreams </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span> <br /> One off, one on </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span> <br /> As Sanford sees it </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span> <br /> Just go ahead and sue </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span> <br /> Lending vultures zapping the housing market? </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span> <br /> AT&T </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span> <br /> Five letters in this issue </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span> <br /> Ups and downs of the week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span> <br /> On hope </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span> <br /> In the blogs this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span> <br /> No filings this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="indexSection"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=20#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span> <br /> Elizabeth Lamboll, botanist </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-767967706735120768?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944001344345964113.post-65780079349801468062009-04-03T15:42:00.000-04:002009-04-10T15:45:39.991-04:004/3: $700 million battle; Gov. Kool-Aid<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0403_stegelin_color_450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 132px;" src="http://www.statehousereport.com/images/Uploads/image/stegelin/09_0403_stegelin_color_450.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >SC STATEHOUSE REPORT</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span id="ctl00_lblCurrentIssue" class="issueNumber" style="font-size:85%;">ISSUE 8.14 | </span><span id="ctl00_lblIssueDate" style="font-size:85%;">Apr. 03, 2009<br /><br />>> <a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19">READ THIS ISSUE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br /><br /></span></span><table id="ctl00_cphLeftSidebar_dlIndex" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Number%20of%20the%20Week"> Number of the Week :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> $694,060,272 </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#News"> News :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Quickchange artist </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Stegelin"> Stegelin :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Call and response </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Legislative%20Agenda"> Legislative Agenda :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Quieter week ahead </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Radar%20Screen"> Radar Screen :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Delay, delay, delay </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Palmetto%20Politics"> Palmetto Politics :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Tit for tat </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Commentary"> Commentary :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Not wanting to be Gov. Kool-Aid </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Spotlight"> Spotlight :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Municipal Association of South Carolina </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#My%20Turn"> My Turn :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> John Hope Franklin: A death in the family </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Feedback"> Feedback :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> 3/30: Hey Mikey, he likes us! </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Scorecard"> Scorecard :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Up, down and in-between </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Megaphone"> Megaphone :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Off the chopping block </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Blogroll"> Blogroll :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> On the blogs this week </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Tally%20Sheet"> Tally Sheet :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Recent bills </span></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <div class="indexItem"> <span class="indexSection" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.statehousereport.com/CurrentIssue.aspx?ID=19#Encyclopedia"> Encyclopedia :</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /> Pompion Hill Chapel</span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4944001344345964113-6578007934980146806?l=scstatehousereport.blogspot.com'/></div>Andy Brackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426524795714666412noreply@blogger.com0