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INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA FOR 30+ YRS

First Published & Printed in 1994

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA FOR OVER 30 YEARS!

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Details: By GOP Presidential; Published: 01 February 2019

Democratic presidential contender Sen. Kamala Harris wants to “move on” from the current healthcare system in favor of a plan that would roll everyone in the U.S. onto a government plan known as “Medicare for all,” doing away with private health insurance.

Details: By Erick Erickson - The Resurgent; Published: 01 February 2019

This is a terrible, terrible deal.

The White House Counsel, behind the President’s back, is trying to cut a deal that would put more progressives on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, presuming Democrats would then ease up on their objections to other judicial nominations.

Details: By Press Release; Published: 30 January 2019

Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., holds up a copy of the Constitution while talking to reporters as House Republicans emerge from a closed-door meeting on how to deal with the impasse over the Homeland Security budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. GOP lawmakers have been trying to block President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration through the funding for the DHS which expires Friday night. Sounding retreat, House Republicans agreed Thursday night to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security while leaving in place Obama administration immigration policies they have vowed to repeal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FARMVILLE – After missing votes starting in July 2018, Republican Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-03) was granted a leave of absence from the House in December due to an undisclosed illness. In January the esteemed congressman from Eastern North Carolina fell and broke his hip, requiring surgery. Over the weekend, WITN reported that Congressman Jones has been moved to hospice care.

Details: By EPA; Published: 30 January 2019

WASHINGTON (January 29, 2019) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water Assistant Administrator David Ross released the following statement:

“Despite what is being reported, EPA has not finalized or publicly issued its PFAS management plan, and any information that speculates what is included in the plan is premature. The agency is committed to following the Safe Drinking Water Act process for evaluating new drinking water standards, which is just one of the many components of the draft plan that is currently undergoing interagency review.”

Details: By GOP Presidential; Published: 30 January 2019

State officials in Florida are moving forward with an ethics complaint against former Tallahassee mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum after finding probable cause on five of six counts that he violated ethics laws in 2016 by accepting gifts from lobbyists during trips.

Details: By Erick Erickson - The Resurgent; Published: 30 January 2019

First, I remain opposed to the President declaring an emergency. I think the President should consider that the very same people now advising him to declare an emergency are the ones who encouraged him to rush into a shutdown without a strategic plan and then didn’t back him up.

Details: By SC Policy Council; Published: 30 January 2019

This marks the fourth legislative week of 2019, and several important bills are building momentum in the House and Senate.

On the floor, the Senate will take up a bill that increases the South Carolina Research Authority’s budget by doubling the cap on available tax credits for the “Industry Partnership Trust Fund” (from $6 million to $12 million). It would also prevent SCRA board members from receiving this credit, a conflict of interest that is currently legal. The House does not have have any bills scheduled at this time.