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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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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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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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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Eckstrom to Speak at School Officials’ Conference
October 23, 2009MYRTLE BEACH, SC – November 4, 2009 – State Comptroller Richard Eckstrom will address the S.C. Association of School Business Officials on Wednesday, November 4 at 2 pm at the…
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Weathers Announces $400,000 Specialty Crop Block Grant for SC
October 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – October 16, 2009 – Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, today announced that South Carolina is the recipient of a U.S.D.A. Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) grant. South Carolina…
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SCDA to Feature Certified SC Grown at Broadway at the Beach Holiday Harvest
October 16, 2009MYRTLE BEACH, SC – October 15, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Agriculture has partnered with Broadway at the Beach and Clemson University Extension Service to feature a Holiday…
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Joanie Thresher Chosen As USO South Carolina Director
September 26, 2009Former USO Volunteer Hired to Lead State’s Only USO Center ARLINGTON, VA & CHARLESTON, SC – September 25, 2009 – The USO proudly announces that Joanie Thresher has been hired…
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HHS Awards $721,757 to South Carolina for Increasing Adoptions
September 15, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – September 15, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded $721,757 to the state of South Carolina for increasing the number of…
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Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument to be Featured in United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters(TM) Program
September 9, 2009WASHINGTON, DC & SOUTH CAROLINA – September 9, 2009 – The United States Mint announced today that the nation will honor Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument Park in South…
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Columbia World Affairs Council Announces the 2009 Global Vision Award Recipient
September 2, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – September 2, 2009 – Two titans of business, law and government who have led South Carolina into new global directions will be the recipients of the 2009…
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Ten Local Governments in SC Now Put Spending Online
August 20, 2009Government becoming more transparent across the state CHARLESTON, SC – August 20, 2009 – A spending-transparency initiative championed by state Comptroller Richard Eckstrom is gaining momentum, as ten municipal and…
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Municipal Association Elects New Board Members for 2009-2010
August 11, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC – August 11, 2009 – Delegates at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 69th Annual Meeting elected new board members to the Municipal Association board of directors. …
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