Think Progress April 11, 2019 By E.A. Crunden The Senate easily confirmed former oil lobbyist David Bernhardt to serve as secretary of the Interior Department (DOI) on Thursday, even as coastal senators failed to obtain a guarantee from the official on offshore drilling, which is opposed by every East and…
Small-business owners lukewarm — or worse — on new tax la
MultiBriefs April 12, 2019 By Seth Sandronsky At best, some owners of small firms are lukewarm about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that Congress passed and President Trump signed. We turn to an April 10 public opinion poll from Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform. Among 501…
Proposed Santee Cooper rate increases dividing community
WPDE-TV April 9, 2019 Watch video by Nicholas Papantonis MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — From day one, it’s been a nuclear nightmare for South Carolina leaders. A failed nuclear plant project has placed the state-owned utility billions of dollars in debt, which has led politicians to warn constituents about rate…
Selling Santee Cooper town hall in Myrtle Beach
MyHorryNews.com April 10, 2019 By Janet Morgan Julia Brinkley is worried. “I’m a senior citizen. I have a social security check and I pinch my pennies,” she said during a town hall meeting to discuss the possibility of the state-owned utility Santee Cooper being sold to a private company. “I…
Proposed Santee Cooper rate increases dividing community
WPDE-TV April 9, 2019 by Nicholas Papantonis Watch video MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — From day one, it’s been a nuclear nightmare for South Carolina leaders. A failed nuclear plant project has placed the state-owned utility billions of dollars in debt, which has led politicians to warn constituents about rate…
Poll: New Tax Law a Dud for Small Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 New Opinion Poll: Majority of Small Businesses Say Tax Law Did Not Help Them, Support Rolling Back Cuts for Corporations Scientific opinion poll finds nearly half of small business owners say the new tax law has had no…
Residents voice concerns over future of Santee Cooper at Myrtle Beach town hall
WMFF-TV April 8, 2019 By Aaron Ladd Watch video MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Standing room only for a town hall meeting Monday at a Myrtle Beach area library to discuss the future of one of South Carolina’s largest energy suppliers. Monday’s discussion at Chapin Memorial Library in Myrtle Beach…
Opinion: What are the true facts about Santee Cooper?
Lexington County Chronicle April 11, 2019 By Frank Knapp, Jr., Special to the Chronicle Santee Cooper and its supporters are trying to stop the sale of the utility, which is about $8 billion in debt. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce’s recent town hall in Charleston on the…
This tax season for small business: Disappointing refunds, higher prep fees, mass confusion
The Hill April 8, 2019 By Anne Zimmerman, Opinion Contributor “Many happy returns” may be a fitting birthday or anniversary wish, but it certainly doesn’t describe what most small business taxpayers are experiencing in the first real test run of the new Republican tax law. As we near the end…
Mid-Carolina customers facing 7% rate hike
Lexington County Chronicle April 4, 2019 by Jerry Bellune Mid-Carolina Electric is going to get what SC Electric & Gas charges. Santee Cooper executives told a Senate committee their residential electric rates will increase more than 7% by 2021. This is on top of an extra 5% their customers are…