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The Haley Budget Translated: Blame It on Obamacare

Posted on December 26, 2012 by The Ruoff Group

To listen to Governor Nikki Haley, a core budgetary problem facing our state is Obamacare. “Every dollar that Washington forces us to spend on a still-inefficient Medicaid program is a dollar we can’t put into our schools, into our roads … Continue reading →

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Drowning South Carolina Government in a Bath Tub

Posted on February 6, 2012 by The Ruoff Group

In pushing for spending caps, Governor Haley and the South Carolina House of Representatives are pushing Grover Norquist talking points, part of a strategy “to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub,” rather than … 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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