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House Axes Budget and Control Board in New Restructuring Plan

May 3, 2012, 5:55 a.m. by Eric K. Ward

The S.C. House passed a counterproposal Wednesday to a Senate plan for restructuring state government, going much further than the House’s original blueprint and outstripping the Senate in some areas.

Restructuring Could Face Filibuster in Senate

Feb. 7, 2012, 1:40 p.m. by Eric K. Ward

Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston, told The Nerve on Monday that he and some other senators plan to help Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, lead a filibuster against the bill in an effort to defeat it in their chamber.

Senate Faces Choice on Dept. of Administration: True Change or Fig-Leaf Reform

Jan. 27, 2012, 3:42 p.m. by Eric K. Ward

The S.C. Senate is debating a bill to abolish the Budget and Control Board, but will the Senate embrace real change or fig-leaf reform?

Senate Panel Considers Nixing, Scaling Back Occupational Regulations

Dec. 28, 2011, 4:40 p.m. by Eric K. Ward

A state Senate panel has been considering deregulating aspects of cosmetology and certain other licensed industries in South Carolina.