Come join me at our town hall on the possible sale of Santee Cooper tomorrow (April 23rd) in Rock Hill from 5-6PM. Santee Cooper rates are going up to pay for about $8 billion of debt. This town hall will explain how the sale of Santee Cooper can keep rates…
April 22, 2019 The South Carolina Senate has placed S.678 on special order for Tuesday, April 23rd. This bill calls for the SC Department of Administration to conduct a competitive bidding process for the sale of Santee Cooper. It establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposals and calls for a…
April 19, 2019 The South Carolina Senate has placed S.678 on special order for Tuesday, April 23rd. This bill calls for the SC Department of Administration to conduct a competitive bidding process for the sale of Santee Cooper. It establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposals and calls for a…
Come show your support for new Senate action to stop onshore infrastructure related to offshore drilling. Senators Chip Campsen, Governor Henry McMaster, Attorney General Alan Wilson and other legislative leaders will hold a press conference tomorrow in Columbia to announce the latest effort to stop drilling for oil off the…
Newsletter April 15, 2019 Opinion: Trump’s tax reform didn’t help small business “Hard reality: There was never a crisis holding corporations back from growing our economy that warranted this enormous tax cut. However, there was and is a serious business crisis in the country. Small-business start-ups traditionally account for most…
The State April 15, 2019 By Avery G. Wilks SCE&G customers could save up to $1 billion on their power bills over the next 20 years — that is, if the S.C. General Assembly approves a different way to pay off the utility’s debt from the failed V.C. Summer nuclear…
Post and Courier April 14, 2019 Two offshore oil-related bills in the state House of Representatives seem to be stuck until next year. In an ideal world, the issue would be moot by then. Indeed, any debate ought to have ended some time ago. One bill, sponsored by Republican Rep.…
The State April 13, 2019 BY SAMMY FRETWELL Santee Cooper, the embattled, state-owned power company, is being criticized for what a clean energy group says is a failure to promote and expand solar power, a nonpolluting energy source touted as a way to help customers keep their monthly electric bills…
The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) and four co-sponsors have been holding town halls across much of the state to engage the public on the possible sale of Santee Cooper, the state’s financially-troubled agency that provides electricity to much of the state. The next town hall will…
April 9, 2019 The House Environmental Affairs Subcommittee is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, April 10th, to hear testimony on two bills. One of the bills (H.3087) would prohibit the facilitation of offshore oil along the South Carolina coast by blocking the development of and infrastructure needed for offshore…