State House Week
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State House Week, with host Russ McKinney, focuses on the House of Representatives and Senate sessions, House and Senate committee meetings, public hearings, and other South Carolina Government events. This program is a production of South Carolina Public Radio.
State House Week
3y ago
The S.C House of Representatives is continuing its focus on controversial gun rights and social issues this legislative session ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
Two controversial bills important to the Republican majority made it through the state legislature this week with a week to spare in this year’s session. Bills that could see the resumption of the death penalty, and handguns allowed to be carried in public won final approval, and will soon be on the way to the Governor to be signed into law ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
With just two weeks left in this year’s regular session of the state legislature, the fates of a number of high-profile, controversial bills that backers hope to see enacted into law this year remain unclear ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
After almost four years of investigations, recriminations, hearings and debate following the V-C Summer nuclear debacle, both the South Carolina House and Senate have now passed bills to bring major reform to state owned utility Santee Cooper ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
Since the unexpected closing of schools just over a year ago, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and public officials have grappled with how to keep the state’s 767,000 school children from falling too far behind ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
- Pandemic Economy, Projected Tax Revenues, and Calls for Medicaid Expansioon ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
The S.C House of Representatives is continuing its focus on controversial gun rights and social issues this legislative session ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
The S.C. House of Representatives will soon begin debate on next year’s state spending plan. The proposed $9.8 Billion budget contains just $188 Million in projected new revenue down from an expected over $800 million. But it does include new funding for education, teacher salary bumps, and state prisons ..read more
State House Week
3y ago
With Republicans increasing their majorities in the General Assembly this year, conservative members are pushing a number of bills that stand much better chances of being enacted into law than in past legislative sessions ..read more