On January 23rd at 9AM, the House Rules Committee will have on its agenda House Resolution 3506. This Resolution would give the Speaker of the House absolute authority to unilaterally “initiate or intervene in any action on behalf of the House as an institution or in his official capacity…”. The…
When skill sets don’t match workforce requirements
Statehouse Report August 12, 2016 By Lindsay Street, contributing correspondent The 2015 annual report, titled “S.C. labor overeducated for majority of jobs,” by the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce illustrates gaps in skills that remain between workforce and labor demands. According to the DEW report, South Carolina has an…
Expiring tax deal for Amazon could level playing field for businesses
WIS-TV November 30, 2015 By Jack Kuenzie On Cyber Monday, many online shoppers are searching for ways to pay less for items on holiday wish lists. That includes paying taxes, especially when the purchases are made through Amazon. Amazon has been able to avoid collecting taxes in South Carolina for…
Good news on unemployment insurance
SCBizNews.com November 3, 2014 DEW to cut unemployment insurance tax 9% Staff Report Unemployment insurance tax rates for 2015 will drop approximately 9%, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce said. Overall, South Carolina the unemployment insurance tax rates will be 20% to 25% lower for 2015 as compared with…
SC legislators should keep their eyes on the economic ball
While all of the members of the South Carolina General Assembly are focused on who will eventually be elected as Speaker of the House and what new rules will be adopted to make that body more egalitarian, here is something else they should be concerned about—the lack of growth in…
2014 State Legislative Wrap-Up
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HHS Intergovernmental and External Affairs Notification
From: HHS Intergovernmental and External Affairs Notification June 18, 2014 From: Paul Dioguardi Director, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs U.S. Department of Health and Human Services RE: New report on premiums, competition and choice among health insurance plans in 2013-2014: Individuals shopping in the Marketplace had a wide range of quality,…
Press Statement: Governor Haley’s Veto #24 of the “Alternative Health Care Study Committee”
June 16, 2014 This week the South Carolina General Assembly will vote to sustain or override Governor Nikki Haley’s veto number 24 dealing with a budget proviso establishing an “Alternative Health Care Study Committee”. Below is a statement by Frank Knapp Jr., president and CEO of the South Carolina Small…
Legislative Update & Action Alert!!! Help Stop Filibuster on H.3082
House Bill 3082, which will require affirmative legislative approval of any new state agency regulation before it can become law, is facing a filibuster in the Senate. Senator Phil Leventis of Sumter has already spoken for one hour on the bill and will hold the floor again when the Senate…
“Nullification” loses in South Carolina
Chalk up one for sanity in the South Carolina General Assembly. Yesterday the Senate voted to put an end to a bill to “nullify” Obamacare in the State. Actually the vote turned on a procedural issue regarding a provision the Senate version had but the original House version didn’t The…