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Release – House Approves Restructuring Reform to let Governor Appoint SC’s Adjutant General

March 20, 2013 by

Adds accountability; takes politics out of top Military post

(Columbia, SC) – After last November’s election, where voters overwhelmingly approved a House-led plan to change the way our state’s Lt. Governor is chosen, the House is advancing another major government restructuring reform.  Today, the SC House passed a plan that will allow the Governor to appoint a qualified candidate to become our state’s Adjutant General upon Senate confirmation.

“Our state’s top Military post should be filled by the most qualified candidate, not by the most politically successful one,” House Speaker Bobby Harrell said.  “This government restructuring reform will protect the integrity of this important position by replacing political qualifiers with benchmarks of Military leadership and experience.  Currently, our state’s highest Military Officer can be duly filled by someone with absolutely no Military experience – that needs to change.” [Read more...]

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Newsletter – Competitive Tax Reform and Agenda Update‏

January 28, 2013 by

Dear Friend,

Last year, our state Legislature successfully cut Small Business Income Taxes by 40%. This session, we’re renewing our fight for a True Comprehensive Tax Reform Plan.
For the 2nd year in a row, a study by one of America’s most relied-upon conservative fiscal policy organizations, The Tax Foundation, ranked South Carolina as having the lowest tax rate in the nation (see for yourself here: The 2011 Tax Rankings & The 2012 Tax Rankings). South Carolinians are now the lowest taxed citizens in America due in large part to the $26 Billion in state tax cuts we’ve passed since 1994 – the year our state’s voters first elected a GOP Majority in the House.
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Release – Lowest Taxes ≠ Most Competitive Taxes

January 23, 2013 by

House Tax Reform Package aims to make SC’s lowest-in-the-nation tax rate more competitive

(Columbia, SC) – As the S.C. House of Representatives continues its push for comprehensive tax reform this session, for the second year in a row, a study by The Tax Foundation ranked South Carolina as having the lowest tax rate in the nation per capita (see the 2011 year’s rankings here & the 2012 rankings here).  This lowest in the nation tax ranking is due in large part to $26 billion in state tax cuts that have become law in South Carolina since 1994.

House Speaker Bobby Harrell said, “With our General Assembly having successfully passed $26 billion in tax cuts, South Carolinians are the lowest taxed citizens in the nation.  However, the lowest overall tax rate doesn’t always equate to the most competitive tax structure.  While having the lowest taxes in the nation is a good thing and is a standing we will fight to preserve, we are also committed to comprehensive tax reforms that will make our state even more competitive.”
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Release – Speaker Harrell Comments on the Passing of Ted Stern

January 18, 2013 by

Transformational Leader & Philanthropic Servant will be remembered for the great institutions he built and the many lives he touched

(Columbia, SC) – After having just celebrated his 100th birthday last month, Ted Stern passed away today, January 18th, 2013.

In 1968, upon his retirement from the U.S. Navy, Ted Stern was appointed the 16th President of the College of Charleston.  Joining the Naval Reserves in 1940 Stern quickly rose through the ranks.  Stern’s Naval career was an inspiring journey that took him from combat on the front lines, to personally briefing President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Chief of Naval Operations in charge of petroleum, to arriving in Charleston in 1965 as a 53-year-old Navy Captain to head the Navy Supply Center.

As President of the College of Charleston, Stern initiated the monumental transformation that enabled the college to become the internationally recognized institution it is today.   A struggling small private school with only 432 students enrolled and 28 faculty members would become an official State Institution of Higher Learning with an enrollment of more than 5,300 students by the time Stern’s decade-long term as President came to an end.
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Release – And the Winner is …

January 17, 2013 by

House Vs Senate Food Drive a Win-Win for our state’s needy

House Prevails in drive that collected Over One Ton of food donations

(Columbia, SC) – In a friendly competition of charitable Holiday giving, Members and Staffers for the SC House of Representatives beat out their counterparts in the Senate to win the 2012 House Vs Senate Food Drive Challenge.  In all, the two Chambers were able to collect over one ton of food donations.
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Release – House Vs Senate Food Drive

January 11, 2013 by

Friendly competition a Win-Win for our state’s needy

**** Note: Speaker Harrell’s Food Drive Challenge Letter & Senator Courson’s Food Drive Acceptance Letter ****

(Columbia, SC) – Before the 2012 December Holiday break, House Speaker Bobby Harrell issued a challenge to President Pro Tempore John Courson and the entire SC Senate to see which Legislative Body could collect the most food donations to benefit the Harvest Hope Food Bank, and ultimately, our state’s most needy families.

House Speaker Bobby Harrell said, “Regardless of which Chamber collects the most items, this friendly food drive competition has produced a win-win for some of our state’s most needy families.”
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House GOP Agenda Focuses on Government Reform

January 4, 2013 by

Data Security, Election, Ethics, Tax, and Restructuring join Jobs on 2013 Agenda

COLUMBIA – Broad government reform tops the House Republican Caucus agenda for South Carolina in 2013, presented to members of the S.C. Press Association today at the Statehouse.
“This is a smaller agenda than we have had in previous years because many of these items are very serious topics that will require a lot of debate,” said House Majority Leader Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville. “The Caucus and the House have study committees that have been working for months—or years—on some of these issues. This session will be marked by significant action on government reform.”
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Release – Bobby Harrell Unanimously Reelected Speaker

December 4, 2012 by

Leadership Record earns Harrell another term as House Speaker

(Columbia, SC) – Today, the Members of the SC House of Representatives and our state’s 120th General Assembly voted unanimously to elect Bobby Harrell to another term as their House Speaker. The Election of Officers was one of the first actions taken by the newly-elected House during its two day Organization Session. All of the previous session’s Officers sought reelection this year, and as with Speaker Harrell, they too received resounding approval from the Membership to continue on in their leadership positions.
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Gov’s Office offers more Hacking Details & FAQs

November 14, 2012 by

The Governor’s Office has released more details about the hacking of 3.8 million Social Security Numbers, 387,000 credit and debit card numbers and 657,000 business tax filings.  The two links below will direct you to the Governor’s Frequently Asked Questions documents which includes not only more details about the data security breach but more details on how citizens and businesses can gain access to free identity protection the state is now offering.

Hacking FAQ document 1

Hacking FAQ document 2

We will post more information as it becomes available.

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Action Alert! – SC Taxpayers’ Identities Hacked; Free Protection Available

October 31, 2012 by

 Attention: This most likely affects you!

Anyone who has filed a South Carolina tax return since 1998 is potentially a victim of cyber identity theft.  Free Protection is available to you, so please read this carefully.

Last week, South Carolinians were notified of a serious cyber infiltration of sensitive private citizen information at our state’s Department of Revenue.  Approximately 3.6 million files containing Social Security Numbers and credit card numbers were compromised in this cyber attack.
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