[caption id="attachment_16694" align="alignleft" width="225"] Student, Adam Miller (seen here with Greg Duckworth and Speaker of the House, Jay Lucas) visited the Capitol during his spring break from Thomas Edison State University where he is a Political Science major.[/caption]Dear Friends, Increased funding to patch and repair South...
[caption id="attachment_16656" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Gervais Street Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete and the third bridge to be built on this site across the Congaree River. The first, built around 1827,...
Someone once said something along the lines of “if you're bored with life and you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough meaningful things to do.” For me, having the opportunity to avoid boredom is a...
Friends, items happening this week for the SC House of Representatives reported below. The House of Representatives concurred in Senate amendments to H.4639, relating to INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS FOR POSTSECONDARY DISTANCE EDUCATION, and enrolled the bill for ratification. The legislation provides that the Commission on Higher...
My friends, the focus this past week for the SC House of Representatives at the State House is reported below. The House of Representatives approved and sent the Senate H.4941, a bill establishing a statewide program for ADDRESSING UNSOUND SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES. Under the legislation, the...
Friends, the focus this past week for the SC House of Representatives was to help farmers devastated by the flooding, take major steps toward improving K thru 12 public education and to finalize a first draft of the state budget for next year so debate...
While the SC House is on furlough this week, the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee is keeping busy with hearings crucial to dam and reservoir safety among other items. [gallery ids="16635,16636,16637"]...
House on Furlough - the SC House of Representatives is taking furlough this coming week allowing the Senate to play catch up. It's my fervent hope their "deliberative" body shows more action. The House furlough week saves taxpayers $77,000 and helps shorten a very long...
To read this article on the SC Chamber of Commerce website, please click here! [caption id="attachment_16616" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo: Rep Gregory Duckworth (R-Horry) is awarded the 2015 Business Advocate Award by Mark Harmon, S.C. Chamber VP, Government Affairs and Public Policy at the North Myrtle Beach...
This week in Columbia we hit the ground running strengthening our gun laws, streamlining government, and continuing our work in legislative subcommittees. Due to a recent South Carolina Supreme Court decision, we had to go back and apply a fix to an existing statute pertaining...