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 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 […]
The Weekly Rewind: Week of March 8th
House Floor Review March 10, 2022 The House set H. 5150, the General Appropriation Bill, and H. 5151, the joint resolution making appropriations from the Capital Reserve Fund, for special […]
WANTED: Someone from our area to serve on Transportation Committee
We continue to see growth in our community, and with that, improvements in our infrastructure are needed. If you are interested in serving on the Richland County Transportation Committee (representing […]
The Weekly Rewind – Week of March 10th
Nathan’s News readers are aware that I regularly share a “Week in Review” update which is prepared by legislative staff. It’s straight forward, no spin, not partisan…just the facts. If […]