Hearn served in South Carolina Legislature 1975-1990, focusing on worker s compensation and rights for the disabled Author: WLTX Updated: 11:47 PM EST January 24, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Republican lawmaker, the Honorable Joyce C. Hearn passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
Hearn represented District 76, covering part of Richland County, from 1975 to 1990. During her time in the State House, Hearn was at times the only woman in the Legislature and introduced or sponsored legislation focusing on the rights of crime victims, reforming workers compensation and the rights of the disabled.
According to her obituary from Dunbar Funeral Home, Hearn s work to expand the prosecution of rape to include degrees of criminal sexual assault has changed the way the South Carolina public views rape, giving hope to all victims of domestic violence.
Gene Pitts said he finally decided to speak out after noticing that Michelin and Milliken were getting extended tax breaks from Spartanburg County.
Pitts, director of operations at Marchel Industries in Spartanburg, said he s long wondered why smaller companies that pay the standard 10.5 percent property tax rate couldn t get the 6 percent rate that Michelin, Milliken and a host of other large companies get. I understand why we do it. We need big business here, Pitts, whose injection molding company was founded in 1992 and employs 34 people, told Spartanburg County Council earlier this month. My question is, are there any plans to make these kinds of tax breaks and incentives more equally available to small business owners who have operated and supported Spartanburg County long-term?
My first impulse, when I got the post-election email from S.C. Rep. Stewart Jones proclaiming that âLIBERTY IS COMING!â now that South Carolina had pushed back the âdemocratic socialistâ attempt to take over, was to roll my eyes. Liberty is
coming? To South Carolina?
My second impulse â as I read his prediction that with 81 Republicans in the 124-member House and 30 in the 46-member Senate âwe should be able to pass the Heartbeat Bill, Constitutional Carry, continue to reduce red tape on small businesses, lower taxes, and defend our history in the coming sessionâ â was to think back to the last time one party had such overwhelming control in South Carolina.
That space is essential for the seamless operation of court proceedings during the pandemic, he said.
Most of the Upstate s federal inmates are housed in Anderson and Spartanburg, Graham noted, meaning transportation costs and security risks both increase without the two courthouses in operation.
Graham said the two cities will incur great financial setbacks without the patronage of those visiting and doing business at the federal courthouses.
Anderson officials said the move wouldn t likely affect contracts with the federal government to house inmates in the city jail, though hotels, restaurants and retail establishments typically see an influx of business when trials take place.
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