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Veto Day, or Mark’s Last Stand

Posted on15. Jun, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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The General Assembly returns to Columbia today to take up Ungovernor Sanford’s state budget vetoes. Wolfe has a nice breakdown of Sanford’s continued efforts to eliminate poverty by killing off all the poor people. I also suspect Wolfe will be in the gallery today when the House gets down to work, so I’d suggest turning [...]

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UPDATED: Who Voted For The Great Golf Giveaway?

Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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We've got a copy of the roll call tally sheet on The Great Golf Giveaway.  Still trying to get this exactly right, but it looks like 34 Democrats and 39 Republicans voted to offer the $10 million loan to a golf tournament.
When Republicans giftwrapped an issue for Democrats to run against, just nine – [...]

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SC House Funds Golf Tournament While Cutting Education, Healthcare

Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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The SC House of Representatives today took one of the most irresponsible actions in more than 300 years of irresponsible government in South Carolina.
By a vote of 69-43, House members protected a $10 million loan to a golf tournament slipped into the budget by the GOP-controlled Ways & Means Committee.
Let us now do something [...]

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SC House leaders adopt mushroom strategy on state budget

Posted on03. Mar, 2010 by Tim Kelly.

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The Republican “leaders” of the S.C. House of Representatives not only don't believe sunshine is the best disinfectant, they also are adopting practicing a “mushroom” strategy on the 2011 budget: keep us in the dark and feed us bullshit.
The House Ways & Means committee finished up its work on the budget bill last week with [...]

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