by John Haughey, The Center Square | July 16, 2021 06:00 PM Print this article
State Sens. Dick Harpootlian and Wes Climer have joined forces in calling out South Carolina lawmakers and officials, including Gov. Henry McMaster, for “not doing their jobs” in properly vetting earmarks under two state laws.
Harpootlian, D-Richland, and Climer, R-York, in co-signed letters to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (SCRFA) and the Executive Budget Office, cited state law that requires organizations receiving state funding to submit statements to the Executive Budget Office and SCRFA regarding the “nature and function of (the) organization and use of (the) contribution.”
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Patrick Kelly with the Palmetto State Teachers Association said he thinks this is a good step forward. I think we have reached a place, because of teacher vaccinations, which A) increases the health and safety in the building, but B) it enhances the staffing in the building, Kelly said. But, our schools are better equipped to manage a five-day instructional model and so, if that s what families want for their students, they should be able to opt for that.
Kelly, who is also a teacher, said even though some students have excelled virtually, many students have not. As we hopefully start to move out of the pandemic, especially as we are transitioning into the summer and into the fall of 2021, the closer we can get back to face-to-face instruction for all students, I think that is going to be the best outcome for our students across South Carolina, Kelly said. But, I think we also can t fall into the trap of just saying, Oh we re going back to normal, because our students hav
Hate crime bill starts journey through S Carolina Statehouse
JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press
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1of5Several African American lawmakers listen as a House subcommittee hears testimony about a bill to define hate crimes in South Carolina on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Forty-seven other states have a hate crimes bill.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Visitors, including Matt and Marsha Bacoate, leave flowers, notes ad prayers at Emanuel AME Church on the five-year anniversary of the shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Charleston, S.C. Dylann Roof, shot a killed nine people while they were in a bible study at the church. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP)By Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com/APShow MoreShow Less