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SC Policy Council News & Events Week In Review March 5, 2010  

March 5, 2010

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Friday, 05 March 2010 14:38

This Week from
The Policy Council

 

Policy Council Analysis Raises Constitutional Questions on Retail Incentives

Are retail incentives constitutional? Read here to learn what questions lawmakers should be asking about proposed retail incentives legislation. 
 

5 Things You Need to Know About the Cigarette Tax Increase

Just last week, the House Ways & Means Committee pushed through a 30 cent per pack cigarette tax increase as a proposed proviso in the FY10-2011 budget. Here are five things you should know about this tax increase.  

 

SCPC Weekly Legislative Review 


Read the summary
of this week's session of the General Assembly.

Good Bill of the Week: H. 4641 - This bill limits the period of time each day for House members to make recognitions of any kind, thus saving time for more important matters.

Bad Bill of the Week: The House passed H. 4478, the S.C. Economic Development Competitiveness Act. After Thursday's recorded vote on second reading, representatives gave unanimous consent to have the bill read for the final time Friday - a day when representatives are not even required to be physically present in the chamber.

 

This Week on
The Nerve


Award winning editorial cartoonist Robert Ariail's cartoons are now on The Nerve. The legendary editorial cartoonist debuted Wednesday, sharing his thoughts on the latest story by The Nerve.

 

This Week's Nerve Reports:

 

- Investigative reporting by The Nerve led to a SLED inquiry into how thousands of DHEC medical records ended up in a public recycling bin.

-A look at proposed legislation to give millions in incentives to Bass Pro Shops and the Sembler Company.

 

-Reporting on how the Economic Development Competitiveness Act being considered in the House will give the South Carolina Department of Commerce some $10 million in state lottery funds for the endowed professor chairs program.

  

...and lots more news exposing S.C. government.

 
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