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June 24, 2009
Democratic Party Chair reacts to Sanford adultery admission
South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler says questions will be raised about Sanford’s “effectiveness as our state’s governor.“
SC House Speaker calls for changes in wake of Sanford scandal
House Speaker Bobby Harrell says governor allowed his staff to “deceive the press and the people of South Carolina.“
US Rep. Henry Brown reacts to Sanford affair admission
First District Congressman Henry Brown says his “heartfelt thoughts” are with the Sanford family.
SC gov with family as questions grow over absence
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was with his family Thursday as legal and ethical questions swirled over his secret trip to see a woman in Argentina with whom he admitted an affair.
June 22, 2009
Rex says stimulus funds will save jobs
Within the next two weeks, South Carolina public schools will receive $184 million in federal stimulus money that Superintendent of Education Jim Rex said will save jobs.
Graham, GOP call Obama timid as he seeks footing on Iran
In his first major test of international leadership, President Barack Obama is struggling for the right response to Iran’s postelection upheaval as political opponents at home accuse him of inaction.
June 18, 2009
Sanford sends Palin consolation gift in hockey bet
To the victor goes the Alaskan king salmon - and a little good-natured trash talk.
June 17, 2009
State leaders have plan in case economy doesn’t rebound in two years
The state Board of Economic Advisors says South Carolina will come out of the recession slowly and unemployment could hit 15 percent. But state lawmakers are assuming that, once the federal stimulus money is gone in two years, the state economy will have turned around and state revenues will be up.
Vetoes tossed in special session
Gov. Mark Sanford’s concerns about 10 new laws were summarily dismissed Tuesday when the Legislature breezed through a special one-day session to overturn his vetoes, including one that will put new regulations on the payday lending industry.
June 16, 2009
Tenenbaum appears before the U.S. Senate
Former S.C. schools superintendent Inez Tenenbaum, who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to head the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is answering questions before a Senate panel this morning.
June 15, 2009
Legislators return to take up Sanford’s vetoes
Legislators return Tuesday to take up 10 vetoes from the stack of bills they left Gov. Mark Sanford before going home early in May.
June 13, 2009
Straw poll puts McMaster at top
Paul Bolen spoke of revival Friday night when he opened the Dorchester County Republican Party’s fundraiser and gubernatorial stump meeting with an invocation.
June 09, 2009
SC gov signs stimulus request, criticizes program
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford requested stimulus cash for the state’s schools Monday, telling the U.S. education secretary he’s doing so under duress and the $700 million in bailout money will create more problems.
June 08, 2009
Sanford to sign application for stimulus cash
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is expected to clear the way for the state to get $700 million in federal stimulus cash intended to help the state’s schools.
June 07, 2009
Palin loses wager with Sanford on hockey series
There will be no shrimp and grits for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. She owes South Carolina’s Mark Sanford some king salmon from her home state.
SC Sen. Thomas seeking to challenge Inglis
South Carolina state Sen. David Thomas is joining a crowded field of Republican challengers looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis.
June 04, 2009
SC high court orders governor to take federal cash
South Carolina’s high court has ordered Republican Gov. Mark Sanford to request $700 million in federal stimulus money, which would head primarily to cash-strapped schools over the next two years.
June 03, 2009
SC Supreme Court questions governor’s stimulus role
State Supreme Court justices Wednesday picked away at arguments made by Gov. Mark Sanford in his legal fight to reject $700 million in federal stimulus funds, mainly for schools.
June 02, 2009
Sanford says Supreme Court’s ties to lawmakers a ‘tough spot’
South Carolina’s governor says the state Supreme Court’s dependence on the legislature puts it in a tough spot as it hears arguments in his effort to block federal stimulus cash for schools.
June 01, 2009
SC governor hints that stimulus fight may soon end
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford predicts his fight to block federal money for schools is coming to an end and says he won’t appeal court decisions on the issue.
Federal judge orders stimulus cases to SC Supreme Court
A federal judge on Monday ordered that two lawsuits aimed at forcing Gov. Mark Sanford to accept $700 million in federal stimulus money be returned to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
May 31, 2009
Lindsey Graham: Sotomayor not better than a white man
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is on the committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination, says her early life of hardship is praiseworthy. But it doesn’t make her better than he or other white men.
May 26, 2009
DeMint says Sotomayor’s writings raise questions
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint said Tuesday that some writings by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor raise serious questions about her approach to the Constitution and the role of the federal judiciary.
May 21, 2009
Sanford sues state attorney general over stimulus
First, South Carolina’s governor refused to accept federal stimulus money for his state’s struggling schools. Then the Republican vetoed a state budget that required him to take it. This week, Gov. Mark Sanford sued his own state’s elected officials in federal court, arguing the government can’t tell him what to do.
Craigslist CEO sues over SC’s prosecution threat
The chief executive of Craigslist filed a federal lawsuit this week against South Carolina’s attorney general, claiming the prosecutor’s threat to file prostitution charges against the company violates its executives’ constitutional rights.
May 20, 2009
Governor Sanford files lawsuit, issues statement on veto overrides
Governor Sanford files lawsuit over veto overrides.
May 19, 2009
‘Singled out,‘ Craigslist chief hits back
South Carolina’s top prosecutor needs to answer “hard questions” about why he is targeting Craigslist officials for possible criminal charges, the head of the world’s largest Internet classified-ad service told The State on Monday.
May 18, 2009
Sanford prepares vetoes on $5.7 billion state budget
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is preparing vetoes of lawmakers’ $5.7 billion state budget proposal and their demand he request federal stimulus cash.
SC lawmakers have busy closing week ahead of them
SC lawmakers have three days left to put their stamp on a legislative session that may be remembered solely for the budget crunch and the fight over how to spend federal stimulus aid.
May 16, 2009
Ex-director: Bauer created program for politics
A former director of the state Office on Aging said Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer’s office has spent $85,000 in taxpayer funds for political reasons to create a program for the elderly that hasn’t been successful.
