The legislature passed a General Fund budget last week that is largely funded by state sales and income taxes. It has been sent to Gov. McMaster for review where he can reject individual items with his veto. Frankly, there is often legislation that I may...
This year saw the inaugural Legislative Leadership Initiative. A think tank of constituents from District 104 that looked at solutions for the next 20 years. The results were presented to Political leaders across the county and state in the hopes of guiding policies for future...
If you or a loved one is in the final stage of life suffering from a terminal illness, one of the many things that you think about is whether or not to prolong your earthly life with artificial support. This is a tough issue for...
Quilts of Valor My wife, Crissy, and I had the honor of attending the Quilts of Valor (QOV) Foundation fundraising dinner this past Thursday evening with Rep. Alan Clemmons and his wife Laura. The fundraising event kicked off their first annual QOV National Conference that happened...
50 Years Young Last Monday, May 7th, the 50th Anniversary celebration of the formation of the City of North Myrtle Beach took place in the crowded atrium of city hall. On behalf of my colleagues in the South Carolina General Assembly and alongside Sen. Greg Hembree,...
Electrical Safety Big congratulations to Charlie Blanton for winning the 2018 Santee Cooper Electrical Safety Poster Contest! Charlie is a kindergarten student from Ocean Drive Elementary School. It was such a treat to be in attendance for her recognition along with Santee Cooper representative, Anna Strickland,...
Father Droze There was a special farewell reception at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church for Reverend D. Anthony Droze this past Sunday. As you may know, Father Droze has been named new Vicar General for the Diocese of Charleston and is relocating to...
This past week the House of Representatives amended and overwhelmingly passed a bill (72-36) to enhance current state law banning sanctuary cities in our state. The bill will now go on to the Senate for its approval. This legislation will authorize the circuit court to...
Another busy week in Columbia marked what is known as the “crossover” deadline, in which bills passed by either the full House or Senate must be sent to the opposite chamber for a vote in order to be considered for final passage. For instance, if...
After the previous week’s Easter Furlough, the South Carolina House of Representatives was back on the Floor, hard at work, pressing up against this Tuesday’s looming “crossover” deadline - the hard cutoff date by which all bills must be passed out of one body and...