Cleaning up ESC mess, prejudice

SC STATEHOUSE REPORT
Issue 1.43 | Oct. 23, 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Number of the Week : 11.6%

News : Job, not well done

Stegelin : Pay attention

Legislative Agenda : Back in the saddle again

Radar Screen : Impeachment delay

Palmetto Politics : Backup plan

Commentary : No place in today’s politics for prejudice

Spotlight : SC Senate Democratic Caucus

Feedback : Wanna vent a little?

Scorecard : Ups, downs and in between

Megaphone : Revelations

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Mepkin Abbey

Women in college; War on SC poverty

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.40 | Oct. 2, 2009

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Number of the Week : 3.4

News : Student bodies

Stegelin : OMG!

Radar Screen : Calling all lobbyists

Palmetto Politics : Flight of fancy

Commentary : Time for General Assembly to attack SC poverty

Spotlight : The Felkel Group

Feedback : Send us your thoughts

Scorecard : All down this week

Megaphone : But you are who you are because of government???

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Praise houses

Meet your next LG; Riley's anti-crime plan

SC Statehouse Report
ISSUE 8.39 | Sep. 25, 2009


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Number of the Week : 10,000

News : The next number two

Stegelin : A little respect

Radar Screen : Dealing with nightmares

Palmetto Politics : Resurging Dems?

Commentary : Riley pushing beefier anti-crime measures

Spotlight : ACLU of South Carolina

My Turn : Stimulus not going to teachers, police

Feedback : Redistricting IS critical

Scorecard : Up, down and in the middle

Megaphone : Add it up

Blogroll : In the blogs

Santee Cooper's problem; on redistricting

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.38 | Sept. 18, 2009

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Number of the Week : 11.5

News : A lump of coal?

Stegelin : You sure?

Legislative Agenda : More meetings ahead

Palmetto Politics : Rex running for governor? Really?!

Commentary : Redistricting will have major impact

Spotlight : Electric Cooperatives of S.C.

My Turn : Send us your thoughtful commentary

Feedback : Thunder, storm ahead for nation

Scorecard : No real ups, but some downers

Megaphone : 8/11

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Taxpayers' Conventions

Leventis: Fire Ozmint; on hyper-partisanship

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.37 | Sept. 11, 2009

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Number of the Week : 61-31-1

News : Value judgment

Stegelin : Yes, again

Legislative Agenda : Ethics meeting on Wednesday

Radar Screen : Budget slowdown

Palmetto Politics : Wags want to know: When will he leave?

Commentary : Let’s take hyper-partisanship out of overdrive

Spotlight : Maybank Industries

My Turn : Send us your thoughtful commentary

Feedback : Your letters welcome

Scorecard : Ups and downs of the week

Megaphone : Ain't no mountain high enough

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : South Carolina Society

Unemployment woes, legislative caution

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.36 | Sept. 4, 2009

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Number of the Week : $200 million

News : Job woes

Stegelin : Elephants never ...

Legislative Agenda : Meetings on tap

Radar Screen : Slicing and dicing

Palmetto Politics : Impeachment’s wide net

Commentary : Caution to legislators: Don’t do nothing

Spotlight : S.C. Association of Counties

My Turn : Got an opinion? Write an op-ed for us

Feedback : Comments on Kennedy were refreshing

Scorecard : Ups and downs

Megaphone : Arrg, those pesky allegations

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Indigo

NEW: Gov's race, Santee Cooper, more

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.41 | Aug. 28, 2009

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Number of the Week : 45%

News : A real horse race

Stegelin : Onward

Legislative Agenda : A look at meetings ahead

Radar Screen : Impeachment on the agenda

Palmetto Politics : A thousand cuts

Commentary : Roundup: Santee Cooper, Sanford and Kennedy

Spotlight : AT&T

My Turn : Students deserve better

Feedback : Send us your thoughts

Scorecard : Up, down and in the middle

Megaphone : Voting for jobs

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669–1698)

2 on health care, historical gems

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.34 | Aug. 21, 2009

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Number of the Week : $98.2 million

News : Draining debate

Stegelin : Crisis?

Legislative Agenda : Summertime doldrums

Radar Screen : Impeachment ahead?

Palmetto Politics : Sanford’s latest mess

Commentary : Historical gems must be protected

Spotlight : Municipal Association of South Carolina

My Turn : No reform is the scariest choice of all

Feedback : Health care not a right

Scorecard : Ups, downs and in the middle

Megaphone : His own private Waterloo

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669–1698)

8/14: Health care policy; Health care pawns

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.33 | Aug. 14, 2009

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Number of the Week : $869,000,000

News : No place to run

Stegelin : Wild blue yonder

Legislative Agenda : Few meetings ahead

Radar Screen : Radar love

Palmetto Politics : Penny-pinched

Commentary : Don’t be a health care pawn

Spotlight : The Drummond Center

My Turn : It's a good time to renovate, but be smart

Feedback : Send us your thoughts

Scorecard : Ups, downs and in the middle

Megaphone : Context, please

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : W.J. Cash

8/7: ESC finger-pointing, Tax gimmicks

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.32 | Aug. 7, 2009

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Number of the Week : 21

News : Finger pointing

Stegelin : Record-keeping

Legislative Agenda : Sentencing reform, education, budget ahead

Palmetto Politics : Rex for 'King'?

Commentary : Sales tax holiday is political gimmick

Spotlight : Moore & Van Allen

My Turn : Sanford -- more of the same on education

Feedback : Vent about South Carolina

Scorecard : Up, down and in the middle

Megaphone : Butt of lots of jokes ... again

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Palmetto bug

New issue: Sanford's education legacy, more

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.31
July 31, 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE

Number of the Week : 1st

News : Mark Sanford, educator?

Stegelin : Politics of health care

Legislative Agenda : Education, budget, more

Palmetto Politics : No peeking

Commentary : SC numbers don't get any better

Spotlight : Riley Institute

My Turn : Why you should pay attention to jobless rate

Scorecard : Up, down and in between

Megaphone : Prediction: Humiliation

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : John Gordon Coogler

Tax hike? | Economic thaw | more

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.28 | July 10, 2009

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Number of the Week : 60

News : Taxing time

Stegelin : Back to storage

Legislative Agenda : A look at meetings

Palmetto Politics : Media disconnect

Commentary : There's a thaw in the air

Spotlight : SC Policy Council

My Turn : Sanford’s hobby? Being governor

Feedback : Businesses aren't the enemy

Scorecard : Up, down and in between

Megaphone : 100, 99, 97, 98 ...

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

NEW: Cap and trade; government works

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.27 | July 3, 2009

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Number of the Week : $1,000,000,000

News : Cap and trade

Stegelin : Pop, pop, fizz, fizz

Radar Screen : Long haul ahead

Palmetto Politics : South Carolina's soap opera

Commentary : Why state government might really work

Spotlight : S.C. Chamber of Commerce

Feedback : Cabinet in chaos; Jenny missed

Scorecard : Up, down and in the middle

Megaphone : Soul mate

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

New: The Mark Sanford edition

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.26 | June 26, 2009

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ALSO SEE

• Brack in NY Times
• Brack in NationalJournal.com
• Brack in Christian Science Monitor

INSIDE

Number of the Week : 5

News : Trail of questions

Stegelin : On the road

Legislative Agenda : Budget board ahead

Palmetto Politics : First Lady a shining example

Commentary : Sanford should resist resigning

Spotlight : The S.C. Education Association

My Turn : Time to fix broken criminal justice system

Feedback : Brack column generates heat

Scorecard : Ups, downs and in-between

Megaphone : Remembering back when ...

Blogroll : In the blogs

Encyclopedia : Philip Simmons (1912-2009)

NEW: Tax reform bill, government structure

SC Statehouse Report
ISSUE 8.24
Jun. 12, 2009

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INSIDE

Number of the Week : $92,000,000

News : Fast TRAC to nowhere?

Stegelin : Picking up the pieces

Legislative Agenda : Heading back to the ranch

Radar Screen : On the hotseat?

Palmetto Politics : Job wars

Commentary : Don't look for legislators to give up power

Spotlight : S.C. Hospital Association

My Turn : Tyranny in the legislative state

Feedback : 6/8: K-12 improvements key for colleges

Scorecard : Up, down and in the middle

Blogroll : In the blogs

NEW: A win for Sanford? | Higher ed | whales

SC Statehouse Report
Issue 8.23 | June 4, 2009

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Number of the Week : 0.6 percent

News : Sustaining a veto

Stegelin : Help wanted?

Legislative Agenda : Wait 'til the next week

Radar Screen : TRACing outline

Palmetto Politics : Sanford gets butt ‘kicked’ …er … ‘writ’

Commentary : Solutions difficult for higher education funding

Spotlight : SC Senate Democratic Caucus

My Turn : A whale of a tale

Feedback : Chickens now roosting in SC

Scorecard : Up, down and in-between

Blogroll : In the blogs this week

Tally Sheet : Back in December

Encyclopedia : Operation Lost Trust