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Really Want Transparent Government in SC?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by The Ruoff Group

The press in South Carolina has pointed to two transparency issues in recent days.  Governor Haley and her staff routinely delete emails and texts we are told.  Meanwhile the Department of Education told Sumter Senator Phil Leventis that it would … Continue reading →

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SC Senate Fiscal Fitness Subcommittee Reports Bills Out

Posted on December 7, 2011 by The Ruoff Group

The South Carolina Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Fitness (Sens. McConnell, Knotts, Malloy, Sheheen, Davis and Shoopman) met in Columbia today (December 7) to, more or less, finalize its recommendations on changes to the Full Judiciary Committee. Streamlining Commission. The … Continue reading →

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Real Fiscal Fitness for South Carolina: It’s Not Spending Caps

Posted on November 16, 2011 by The Ruoff Group

South Carolina needs to make changes to improve its fiscal fitness.  Adopting the Budget Stabilization Fund advanced by Senator McConnell in the past few years would be an important start, holding excess revenues in good times and protecting against damaging … Continue reading →

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The Rest of the Story on South Carolina Sales Tax Exemptions

Posted on November 6, 2011 by The Ruoff Group

The debate over South Carolina sales tax exemptions and caps is heating up. Some clarity is needed. In Sunday’s The State, SC Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell and House Speaker Bobby Harrell (http://www.thestate.com/2011/11/06/2034930/harrell-mcconnell-beware-democrats.html) attack the litigation filed by Democratic … Continue reading →

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