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This
policy engine strives to provide readers with a central hub for
various viewpoints on major issues of public policy related to the
Palmetto state. The feature is supported through the kind support
of underwriters.
We
are continuing to add links and information to this new Policy
Engine. If you have a suggested link for the policy engine, please
let us know.
Among
the major issue areas for which we will offer links are:
Budgeting,
tax reform
- MY
TURN, 5/2: Tax
reform should do no harm, by Doug Echols and Wayne Wingate
- NEWS, 4/25: Senate
tries to get off funding rollercoaster
- BRACK, 4/11: Tax
burden not as bad in SC as elsewhere
- NEWS, 4/11: State
budget cuts will have impact
- NEWS, 3/28: Looking
at constitutional amendment on capping growth
- NEWS, 3/21: General
Assembly may consider other tobacco taxes
- BRACK, 3/21: Getting
something for nothing doesn't work
- BRACK, 3/14: Sluggish
economy to be around for awhile
- BRACK, 3/7: Time
for lawmakers to think big
- NEWS, 3/7: Budget
battle will leave slim pickings
- NEWS, 2/8: Flat
revenues trim budget optimism
- NEWS, 2/1:
House
rule to cut spending may actually encourage it
- NEWS, 1/25: Lawmakers
getting serious about spending limits
- NEWS, 1/11:
Previewing coming battle over state highway funding
- NEWS, 12/7/07: Bill
to be prefiled to boost accountability
- NEWS, 11/2/07: Chinks
found in GEAR report
- NEWS, 10/19/07: Cigarette
tax issues continue to slowly burn
- DOCUMENT: 2007-08
Budget of the State of South Carolina
Business
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- MY TURN,
4/18: Education,
research are how to compete globally, by former Queensland
Premier Peter Beattie
- MY TURN,
4/11: Investing
time can help children grow, reduce problems, by Ginny
Deerin
- MY TURN,
3/21: Public
education needs to address new challenges, by Sheila C.
Gallagher
- MY TURN,
1/25: Don't
let politics, excuses stop education improvements, by Debi
Bush
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Restructuring,
local government
Transportation
- NEWS, 4/4: Highway
Patrol under scrutiny by Senate
- BRACK, 4/4: Demand
more of Highway Patrol, ourselves
- MY
TURN, 4/4: Four-point
plan to boost SCDOT transparency, by John M. Hartz
- MY
TURN, 3/14: Now
is time to address SC's highway funding crisis, by Otis
Rawl
- MY
TURN, 2/8: I-73
needed now for Grand Strand, SC, by Brad Dean
- MY
TURN, 2/1: Freedom
to travel: A US policy conundrum, by Jack Maybank Jr.
- NEWS, 1/11:
Previewing coming battle over state highway funding
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Please
let us know if there are other issues that you think we should
highlight. Send suggestions to: brack@statehousereport.com.
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