The first negative consequence of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joining fifteen other states in opting out of a state-run health insurance exchange under Obamacare has surfaced. Haley’s Department of Health and Environmental Control has made fighting obesity in South Carolina a number one priority. The director of the agency has formed a state obesity […]
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Electronic voting machines were supposed to make going to the poll and tabulating the results faster with less potential for fraud. Not here in Richland County, South Carolina. Widespread failure of machines and too few poll workers caused most voters in this county, home of the state’s capital city, to wait 2, 3, even 4
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1. Today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. sign up for the free Dun & Bradstreet’s CreditAlert service. Go to www.DandB.com/SCor call customer service at 800-279-9881. Dun & Bradstreet is providing this service at no charge to the state or businesses for the life of the business. 2. Sign up for the no-charge Experian’s credit
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GreenvilleOnline.comOctober 25, 2012 Written by Tim Smith, Staff writer COLUMBIA— Orin McCammon said he had heard something about E-Verify in the news, the federal electronic database used to verify new hires, but didn’t think it had anything to do with his business. That is until a state auditor last month visited Cedars Homeowners Association in
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Yesterday the S.C. Consumer Advocate, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) reached a settlement on a proposed 7.3% average increase sought by the workers’ compensation insurance industry. The settlement reduces the NCCI proposed hike by 58%. Starting in September 1, workers’ compensation carriers will be
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How many times have we heard this line, “government should run more like a business”? Unfortunately the line is usually effective in ridiculing government budgets and programs even though those who use it often don’t have the foggiest idea of how businesses are run. For instance, because our federal government borrows money to operate we’re
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One of Governor Haley’s budget vetoes directly impacts on our state’s efforts to help our small manufacturers. In Veto #49 the Governor has effectively slashed 23% of the state budget for the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which provides heavily discounted professional consulting to small manufacturers who can not afford private sector rates. It is very
This weekend U.S. and Asian defense officials met in Singapore to discuss Asian-Pacific military security strategy with China dominating much of the conversation. China has been increasing its military presence in the region and the U.S. has been adding Marines in Australia and Philippines while planning to send more combat ships to the area. While
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One of the big fights in the state legislature last year was over Amazon’s offer to build a distribution center in Lexington County (investing $90 million) and hiring 1249 employees. In exchange the state would not require Amazon to collect sales tax on any purchases from South Carolina customers for five years. The South Carolina
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has a plan that is scheduled to be taken up by the House tomorrow. On the surface it looks like one of those political gimmicks that partisans like to feign outrange about. Mr. Cantor proposes that small businesses with pass-through income (S-Corp, partnership) should have their 2012 tax obligation on
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