My ETV response to Governor Haley's state of the state address is at the 25 minute mark. Watch the full episode. See more SCETV Specials. … [Read more...]
Legislative Update from Senator Glenn McConnell
January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Please play the video below to see Senator Glenn McConnell talk about the latest legislative news on ETV. … [Read more...]
Senator Glenn McConnell Responds to State of the State Address
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
After Governor Nikki Haley gave her speech, Senator McConnell gave his response. Please play the video below to hear what he had to say. … [Read more...]
SCDOR responds to McConnell’s tax protection proposal
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Some South Carolina lawmakers say the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) is making its own rules on what is taxable and what is not. Small business owners are claiming they are suffering, and some are closing their businesses as a result of additional taxes. Adrienne Fairwell with the DOR responded to Senator Glenn McConnell’s proposal to protect taxpayers, requiring the DOR to go through a process to tax. "Our response is that it is always the department’s goal to implement the … [Read more...]
S.C. proposal to protect those who gamble at home
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Poker is still on the minds of some members of the legislature, and a proposed Statehouse gambling bill seems tailor-made to let small groups of friends play legally in the comfort of their homes. Included in a measure prepared for the start of next month's session are four key "affirmative" defenses that players could use if their game ever draws the attention of law enforcement. They include: a requirement the gambling be done in a private setting, that no one receives an economic benefit … [Read more...]
SC legislative leaders back claims against Sanford
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
COLUMBIA — Two top Republican lawmakers named in a small town's lawsuit against Gov. Mark Sanford say they support the town's opposition to a plan to use money allocated for rural water and sewer systems to pay for the state's budget oversight agency, according to documents filed in the case. The case is scheduled to be heard Friday before the state Supreme Court. "The Governor chose to pillage and raid a trust fund, even though he has so loudly championed trust funds' fiscal sanctity and … [Read more...]
Voter ID, illegal immigration back up for debate
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Photo identification at the polls and a further clampdown on illegal immigrants are among proposals prefiled by South Carolina's senators. Wednesday was the first day senators could prefile bills for the upcoming session. Voter ID was the first of 210 measures filed. Republicans have argued for the past two years that it's an issue of voter integrity. The bill died in June as Senate Democrats pushed to allow more days of early voting. They argued the version Republicans … [Read more...]
Bill aims to stop tax 'witch hunt'
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Top state lawmakers took the first step toward fixing what some business owners are calling a witch hunt -- one that's led by South Carolina's tax collectors. Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, prefiled the Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2011 that would issue a formal wrist slap to the S.C. Department of Revenue, which he said began charging certain taxes to businesses that state lawmakers never intended them to collect. The bill, he said, is meant to address what he called an … [Read more...]
Senator McConnell Statement on Prefile Legislation
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Columbia – “Today, I again introduced a joint resolution that would limit the growth of government. My desire was to give the people of South Carolina the opportunity to decide at the ballot box if government should grow faster than their wallets. I have introduced this bill every session since 2007, and hope that it will pass this year. The need for this legislation has been made clear by the current crisis we are in. I believe that we should have manageable growth that allows for … [Read more...]
Immigration crackdown debated
November 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
South Carolina lawmakers are approaching the matter of a further crackdown on illegal immigration from several perspectives. Take the state budget. Lawmakers face a $1 billion budget shortfall when they return to session in January, but the state continues to pay unknown amounts to house illegal immigrants in prisons and jails, process them through the judicial system and provide social services and schooling to their children. "It's costing us as a society a significant amount of money for … [Read more...]
