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Augusta Commissioners Plan for Rally Monday
Augusta-Richmond County Commissioners Alvin Mason and Bill lockett will host a community rally Monday.
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Private School Tax Deductions Bill Alive But Shaky In South Carolina Senate
A bill that would give state tax deductions to parents who send their children to private school or home school them is still alive, just barely, in the South Carolina Senate after a vote Wednesday. A Senate subcommittee voted 3 to 2 against recommending the bill, but passed it out anyway without a recommendation. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.
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Some South Carolina School Buses In Use Since Ronald Reagan Was President
As state lawmakers debate whether to get out of the school bus business and have local districts run their own buses or hire a private company to do it, the age of the state's buses has school board members worried. Out of about 5,700 buses, two-thirds are 15 years old ore older, and some have been in service since Ronald Reagan was president. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.
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Governor Nathan Deal, Georgia Driver Services To Launch A More Secure Licensing Process
Tuesday, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia Department of Driver Services announced the launch of Secure ID, a program aimed to further ensure the integrity of driver’s licenses and identification cards while offering additional protection from identity theft.
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Eight Candidates Removed From Aiken County Ballots; Some State Lawmakers Seek Solution
Tuesday, South Carolina lawmakers are meeting to discuss their options after the state Supreme Court disqualified nearly 200 candidates from running for state and local offices on a technicality. WJBF News Channel 6's Kait Rayner has the story.
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New Law: Owners Of Dangerous Dogs In Georgia To Face Penalties If The Dogs Injure People
Georgians who own dogs that are deemed dangerous will soon face penalties if their animals injure people under a bill recently signed into law.
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Bill To Ban South Carolina Prisoners From Facebook, Social Media Getting Changes
A bill that would have made it illegal for South Carolina prison inmates to have social media accounts, like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, is being changed because of concerns about enforcement and unintended consequences. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.
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South Carolina House Of Representatives Ethics Panel Clears Governor Nikki Haley Of Charges
Governor Nikki Haley has been cleared of charges she violated ethics laws while a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Enacts Pro-Life Bill
Tuesday, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law a pro-life bill that gives additional protection to unborn babies. HB 954 will put an end to most abortions in Georgia after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the time when some believe a fetus can begin to feel pain.
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Creates Digital Learning Task Force
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced Monday that he has signed two executive orders creating a task force to implement digital learning in Georgia’s k-12 schools and establishing a panel to select nominees to replace members removed from the Miller County school board.
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Hurricane Readiness Meeting Held In Columbia
Hurricane season starts one month from Tuesday, May 1st, and Governor Nikki Haley says South Carolina needs to make some changes to get ready. She and emergency management officials had a closed-door meeting Monday.
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Upset Over Changes To Bill To Create Joint Governor-Lieutenant Governor Tickets
Governor Nikki Haley is upset about changes to a bill that she's been pushing. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, explains.
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South Carolina Bill Would Use Smoking-Prevention Money For Cancer Screenings Instead
Groups whose purpose is to fight cancer find themselves in the odd position of opposing a bill that would provide more money for cancer screenings. That's because the bill, which has passed the South Carolina House of Representatives, would take the money from smoking prevention and cessation efforts. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.
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Some South Carolina Bills Likely Dead As Crossover Deadline Nears
Members of the South Carolina House and Senate are working extra hours this week to try to get as many bills as possible passed before the "crossover deadline". WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, explains.
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South Carolina State Senator Wants Larger Raise for State Employees, Teachers
State employees, who haven't had a raise since 2007, now find members of the South Carolina House and Senate disagreeing over how big a raise to give them in July. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.
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Audit Shows Georgia Department of Corrections Needs To Make Cost Tracking Inprovements
Auditors say Georgia Department Of Corrections needs to improve maintenance cost tracking.
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Signs Pro-Business, Pro-Family Tax Reform Plan
Thursday, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law the Georgia Jobs and Family Tax Reform Plan, which delivers on the recommendations of the Georgia Competiveness Initiative and fulfills Deal’s campaign promise to reduce the state marriage penalty tax.
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Senators Make Major Changes to Bill to Ban Texting While Driving in South Carolina
A South Carolina Senate subcommittee made major changes Wednesday to a South Carolina House of Representatives bill that would have banned texting while driving in the state. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.
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South Carolina House Of Representatives Panel Votes to End Some Sales Tax Exemptions, Keep Others
A South Carolina House subcommittee voted late Tuesday afternoon to end some of the state's current sales tax exemptions, but changed the bill to keep some other exemptions that had been targets for elimination. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, explains.
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Bill Would Clear Criminal Records Of Some In South Carolina
A bill that's now in a South Carolina Senate subcommittee would allow some criminals to get their criminal records expunged, or erased. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, explains.
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Signs Bill Requiring Drug Testing For Benefits
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has signed legislation that would require some people applying for welfare in Georgia to pass a drug test before they could get benefits.
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Bill Would Let South Carolina Parents, Students Choose Schools
A bill passed Wednesday by a South Carolina Senate Education subcommittee would allow public school students to transfer to any other public school, even in other school districts, as long as the receiving districts' schools have space. WJBF News Channel 6's South Carolina Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story on what that means for parents and students.
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South Carolina Democrats Call For Open Ethics Investigations
South Carolina Senate Democrats want to remove the secrecy that surrounds investigations by the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate ethics committees.
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SC Treasurer, House Speaker Oppose Senate State Government Restructuring Bill
South Carolina's treasurer and House speaker are opposing the Senate's version of a bill restructuring state government, saying they worry that the way it handles the state retirement system and long-term debt could erode the state's credit rating.
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South Carolina Senate Advances Public School Choice Bill
A South Carolina Senate panel has advanced a bill that expands students' educational options within public schools.
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