Funding roads without new taxes (presenting another option)
WBTW-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Florence, SC Earlier this year, and again next week during the budget debate, I am offering a solution to our crumbling roads and infrastructure […]
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The Roads Bill – Conference Report
For more than 3 years, the SC House of Repesentatives has been working towards a solution to fix South Carolina Roads. With limited success, and road bumps in the Senate, […]
The “Roads Bill” – we vote next week! Your thoughts?
February 9, 2017 House Ways and Means Committee Passes Roads Bill Includes Long-term Funding and Governance Reform (Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement […]
The Roads Debate: House plan? Senate plan? ANY plan?
After more than 300 days since the House passed our plan to fix our state’s infrastructure needs (reform and funding), the Senate voted this week on their plan. Now that […]
House Roads Plan comes to the floor
Earlier this year, there were two bills filed that had several cosponsors and it appeared one of these would be the legislation used to begin the debate on roads/infrastructure. One […]
SC needs to be ready! Improving roads without a new tax
Above video courtesy of Robert Kittle and WSPA.com South Carolina Rep. Nathan Ballentine, R-Chapin, wants the state to be ready in case Congress passes the bill into law. He’s sponsoring […]
Public Input Meeting (ROADS) tomorrow!
Richland County Transportation Study Commission Public Input Meetings The Richland County Transportation Study Commission will release its preliminary recommendations on April 8, 2008. The public will have an opportunity to […]
State Bill Could Address Congress Online Sales Tax Decision
From WLTX.com Jennifer Bellamy (@JBellamyWLTX) Columbia, SC (WLTX) — A huge benefit for online shopping could soon be a thing of the past. Congress is looking at the Marketplace […]
The Weekly Rewind: Week of March 27th
House Floor Actions March 30, 2023 H. 4060 passed the House and was sent to the Senate. The bill is a product of the House’s State Economic Development and Utility […]
The Weekly Rewind: Week of March 13th (BUDGET WEEK)
House Floor Actions March 13, 2023 The House concurred in Senate amendments to H. 3604 (Project Scout), a joint resolution appropriating $1.2 billion from the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Contingency Reserve […]
The Weekly Rewind: Week of March 6th
House Floor Actions March 6, 2023 The House gave second reading approval to H. 4088, a joint resolution appropriating $1.2 billion from the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Contingency Reserve Fund and […]
The Weekly Rewind: Week of March 15th
I am pleased to report that last week the House of Representatives State Budget passed overwhelmingly with a bipartisan vote of 108 in favor to only 7 against. A lot […]