Senator Jim DeMint Signs Death Tax Repeal Pledge
October 6, 2010Commits to Fight for Repeal in Congress WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2010 – Senator Jim DeMint has signed theAmerican Family Business Institute’s (AFBI) “Death Tax Repeal Pledge.” By signing the…
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ReWa Awarded for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Community
October 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – October 6, 2010 – For the twelfth consecutive year, The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awards Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) the Popular Annual Financial Report Award (PAFR)…
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Greenville County and City Honor SCTAC’s Jim Alexander
October 3, 2010Greenville City declares “Jim Alexander Day” recognizing 27 years at SCTAC GREENVILLE, SC – September 30, 2010 – Jim Alexander was recognized Monday by the Greenville city and county for…
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City's Hazard Mitigation Plan Now in Place
September 29, 2010Plan assesses risks and identifies ways to reduce vulnerability GREENVILLE, SC – September 29, 2010 – This summer, City Council adopted a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was required by the…
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Graham Announces Over $470,000 for South Carolina Rural Development Job Creation Efforts
September 26, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September, 26, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced that South Carolina will receive over $470,000 in Rural Development Grants effecting Chester , Chesterfield…
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Graham Honored for Support of Small Business
September 26, 2010WASHINGTON- September, 26, 2010 – The nation’s leading organization committed toprotecting and promoting the interests of small business today honoredU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) with its ‘Guardian ofSmall Business’…
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Graham Announces Over $5.9 Million for South Carolina Airports
September 26, 2010WASHINGTON – Septmenber, 26, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced more than $5.9 million in grants to airports in Florence and Sumter counties. FlorenceThe Pee Dee…
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St. Francis Fall for Greenville Seeks Volunteers for Festival Weekend
September 26, 2010Annual event places 1,800 volunteers in key positions throughout event site GREENVILLE, SC – September 26, 2010 – St. Francis Fall for Greenville, A Taste of Our Town, is currently…
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AZA Grants Re-Accreditation to Greenvile Zoo
September 22, 2010Designation held by less than 10 percent of animal exhibitors in the United States GREENVILLE, SC – September 22, 2010 – The Greenville Zoo earned re-accreditation by the Association of…
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HHS releases $686,000 in emergency funding to South Carolina for energy assistance
September 20, 2010SOUTH CAROLINA – September 20, 2010 – U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the releaseof $686,751 in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-incomehomeowners and…
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Graham Announces Over $710,000 in Law Enforcement Grants for South Carolina
September 20, 2010CHARLESTON & MT. PLEASANT, SC – September 19, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) announced that South Carolina will receive $716,987in federal grants through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice…
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HHS awards $655,000 to South Carolina for increasing adoptions
September 15, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – September 15, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services today awarded $655,440 to South Carolina forincreasing the number of children adopted from foster care. States…
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Clyburn Statement on August Jobs Report and Recognition of Labor Day
September 6, 2010WASHINGTON – At the start of Labor Day weekend, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement after the Department of Labor released a stronger than expected…
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More than $3 billion in ‘stimulus’ spending
September 6, 2010September 3, 2010 – South Carolina state agencies have spent morethan $3 billion in federal stimulus money, Comptroller Richard Eckstromreported today. Through Aug. 31, state agencies have spent $3.16 billion. …
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South Carolina Universities Awarded Over $5 Million in Grants
September 5, 2010WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) todayannounced more than $5 million in grants for the Medical University ofSouth Carolina and the University of South Carolina. The grants were…
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Clyburn Marks End of Combat Mission in Iraq
September 1, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – September 1, 2010 – House Majority Whip James E.Clyburn today released the following statement on the conclusion ofcombat operations in Iraq. “The end of combat operations in…
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Construction to Begin on Major Capital Improvement Project in Green Avenue Area
September 1, 2010Infrastructure improvements designed to support City’s ongoing community revitalization efforts GREENVILLE, SC – September 1, 2010 – Construction is scheduled to begin on Green Avenue Phase II-B the first week…
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Graham Announces Over $1.4 Million for South Carolina Airports
August 22, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – August 19, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) announced more than $1.4 million in grants toairports in Barnwell, Dorchester, Georgetown, Lancaster, Orangeburg, andSpartanburg counties.State of South…
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Graham Votes Against Plan to Extend Bailouts
August 6, 2010WASHINGTON, SC – August 6, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) Thursday voted against a Democratic plan to bailoutstates. The measure passed by a vote of 61-39. Graham said…
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City Parks and Recreation Department Receives $50,000 Grant to Support Summer Feeding Program
August 2, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2010 – The City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), has received a $50,000 grant…
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Community Development Block Grants Awarded to 34 South Carolina Communities
August 2, 2010Funding to Assist Communities in Improving Various Sewer and Water Services BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – August 2, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that approximately $14.5…
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Graham Announces $11 Million for South Carolina
July 29, 2010WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) todayannounced over $11 million in federal grants from the Department ofJustice. The awards include: South Carolina Department of Public Safety $6,140,174 for…
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Charge card spending by state government for the month of June now available online
July 15, 2010All charge card purchases made by state government — including state-supported colleges and universities — during the month of June are now available online. (Click here.) Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has…
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Graham Announces Over $10 Million for South Carolina Airports
July 14, 2010CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – July 13, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) today announced more than $10 million in grants toairports in Anderson, Charleston, Chesterfield, Darlington, Greenville,Horry, Laurens, Lexington,…
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Graham Responds to China Currency Report
July 12, 2010WASHINGTON – July 12, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SouthCarolina) made this statement on the China currency report issued bythe Treasury Department. In the report, the Obama Administration againdeclined…
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Greenville Zoo Launches Quarters For Conservation
July 2, 2010Portion of zoo admissions to benefit wildlife conservation programs GREENVILLE, SC – July 1, 2010 – Beginning July 1, the Greenville Zoo will kick off Quarters for Conservation, an initiative…
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City Web Site Features New Research Tool for Downtown Cemeteries
July 2, 2010Map-based application simplifies records management and provides historic documentation GREENVILLE , SC – July 2, 2010 – The City of Greenville has launched a new interactive web application called Cemetery Viewer,…
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South Carolina’s financial reporting recognized for excellence
June 7, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – June 4, 2010 – The National Government FinanceOfficers Association has presented the S.C. Comptroller’s Office with aCertificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting,Comptroller Richard Eckstrom announced…
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Eckstrom: Thirty-five local governments now post individual spending details the Web
May 14, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – May 14, 2010 – Thirty-five local governments in SouthCarolina now post details about their individual expenditures on theInternet, state Comptroller Richard Eckstrom announced Thursday. Eckstrom, who in…
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City Manager Presents Proposed 2010-2011 Operating Budget
May 3, 2010Proposed budget maintains 20% reserve fund, with no increase in property taxes or business license fees GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2010 – Greenville City Manager Jim Bourey presented the…
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Lord Challenges DC Special Interest Targeting Boeing to Answer Questions and Debate
April 29, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – April 27, 2010 – Republican candidate for Attorney General Leighton Lord held a news conference Tuesday morning in Greenville to ask questions and to issue a challenge…
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Anti- Boeing Group Response to Lord Questions and Challenge: Silence & Quick Crawl Back Under the Rock
April 29, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – April 27, 2010 – Earlier today Republican candidate for Attorney General Leighton Lord held a news conference responding to the anti-Boeing ads that mention him being run…
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Check out what’s blooming at the Greenville State Farmers Market
April 25, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – April 29th through May 2nd, 2010 – Looking for a wide variety ofplants to spruce up the yard this spring or planting a vegetable garden?Then make your…
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Weathers Announces Specialty Crops Grants Program
March 31, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – March 31, 2010 – Hugh E. Weathers, South CarolinaCommissioner of Agriculture, announces the Specialty Crops Grant Programfor institutions and groups that support specialty crops. Specialtycrops are defined…
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Pelosi Appoints Three House Democrats to President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
March 25, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – March 24, 2010 – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that she has appointed three House Democrats to President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. This…
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Treasury and Education Announce 2010 School Bond Allocation
March 18, 2010The U.S. Departments of Treasury and Education announced $11 billion in funding today for low-cost bonds for school construction and acquisition of land. S.C. will receive $129 million and two school districts…
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HHS Awards $162 Million in Final Round of Federal Cooperative Agreement Awards to States to Advance the Use of Health Information Technology
March 18, 2010Final Awards of State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program work to build health information exchange infrastructure throughout the States The SC Department of Health and Human Services will be…
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Graham Displays South Carolina Student Art Exhibition
March 16, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – March 16, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) recently welcomed representatives from the Columbia Museum of Art to his Washington office to help display works of…
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Brent Nelsen Names Former Governor David Beasley to Statewide Leadership Team in his Bid to be the Next Superintendent of Education
March 10, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 10, 2010 – Brent Nelsen, republican candidate for state superintendent of education, named former Governor David Beasley as Co-Chairman of his campaign to succeed Jim Rex…
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Comptroller applauds Richland County for joining financial transparency initiative
February 24, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 24, 2010 – Richland County has become the 18th local government in South Carolina to begin putting its check register online under a transparency initiative spearheaded…
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New Report: $1 Cigarette Tax Increase Would Raise $209.4 Million for South Carolina and Cut Youth Smoking
February 13, 2010National Poll Finds Voters Prefer Tobacco Tax to Other Tax Increases, Budget Cuts WASHINGTON, DC – February 10, 2010 – Raising South Carolina’s cigarette tax by $1 per pack would bring…
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Global issues discussion to focus on U.S. relationship with Canada
January 26, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 25, 2010 – David H. Wilkins, the former United States ambassador to Canada who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 25 years, is the…
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Total monthly revenue for December down 3.1 percent
January 11, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 11, 2010 – State revenues for December 2009 were down 3.1 percent compared with the previous December. Revenues for the state during December 2009 were $661,046,001,…
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Federal stimulus revenue tops $1 billion in SC
January 6, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 6, 2010 – South Carolina state agencies have received more than $1 billion in federal stimulus revenue, Comptroller Richard Eckstrom reported today. Here’s a breakdown: · Dept.…
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South Carolina Women to Recognize and Honor America’s Medal of Honor Recipients
January 4, 2010Luncheon will be attended by former first ladies and national celebrities COLUMBIA, SC – January 4, 2010 – Women Honoring Valor, an initiative aimed at recognizing and honoring America’s living…
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Senators Request Immediate Halt of 'Unwise and Ill-Considered' Yemeni Detainee Transfer
December 29, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – December 29, 2009 – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John McCain (R-Arizona), and Joe Lieberman (ID-Connecticut) today wrote to President Obama expressing their concern about the transfer…
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Municipal Association Elects New Officers and a New Board Member for 2009-2010 at December Meeting
December 9, 2009GREER, SC – December 9, 2009 – On Tuesday, December 8, members of the Municipal Association board of directors elected new officers and a new board member for 2009-2010 because…
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National Report Ranks South Carolina 44th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco
December 9, 2009State Urged to Raise Cigarette Tax and Increase Funding for Tobacco Prevention WASHINGTON, DC – December 9, 2009 – South Carolina ranks 44th in the nation in funding programs to…
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This Week's Healthy SC Challenge Tips
December 4, 2009First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use CHARLESTON, SC – December 4, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to persuade all…
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HHS Provides More Than $11 Million to South Carolina to Help Low-Income Households with Energy Costs
October 23, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – October 23, 2009 – HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of $11,827,826 to South Carolina to help low income citizens with their heating bills during…
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