http://senatormcconnell.com Senator Glenn McConnell Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:08:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To advance his image as a budget-cutter, Gov. Mark Sanford recently called on the members of the S.C. General Assembly to forgo their per-day expense and their mileage reimbursement for the extended session now underway to deal with budget issues. This is to reimburse legislators for the costs of hotels, ... http://senatormcconnell.com/sanfords-quick-to-criticize-yet-easily-wounded-by-response.htm It's a movie that House Speaker Doug Smith has seen before - a comedy turned drama with a tragic ending that leaves everyone frustrated. Giddy with the smell of cash in good times, South Carolina lawmakers send money to every corner of the state. Then come the bad times, and legislators ... http://senatormcconnell.com/sc-appetite-for-spending-baffles-smith.htm Gov. Mark Sanford has until Thursday to decide whether to veto any of the $488 million in budget cuts the Legislature sent him Friday. The cuts in the state's $7 billion budget carve deeply into health care and college spending, with health-related programs giving up $160 million and universities and technical ... http://senatormcconnell.com/sc-legislature-sends-gov-sanford-488m-in-cuts.htm $2 million slashed from agency that monitors habitual criminals free on probation, parole South Carolina is gambling with the public's safety by cutting $2 million from the agency that monitors thousands of habitual criminals free on probation and parole, top law enforcement officials warned Thursday. Just last month, legislative leaders talked of ... http://senatormcconnell.com/cuts-imperil-safety-officials-warn.htm Senators unanimously overode the Governor's veto of a bill that would expand the use of genetic information in criminal cases. Senate President Pro Temp Glenn McConnell says the bill -- that would allow DNA samples to be taken when suspected felons are arrested -- will protect citizens. He says it will ... http://senatormcconnell.com/state-senate-overrides-sanfords-dna-bill-veto.htm When the Legislature gathers this week to slash the budget, jobs probably will be on the line They had the budget talk at Sea Grant Consortium the other day, the same one folks at every state agency in South Carolina have had recently. Rick DeVoe, the executive director, told his staff what's ... http://senatormcconnell.com/anxious-times-for-state-employees-2.htm Discovery another piece of puzzle about fate of Confederate submarine For years, many people have believed the crew of the Hunley drowned about four miles off the coast of Sullivan's Island while trying to pump seawater out of its damaged submarine. It has become the most horrifying — and tragic — image ... http://senatormcconnell.com/bilge-pump-offers-clue.htm For years, many people have believed the crew of the Hunley drowned about four miles off the coast of Sullivan's Island while trying to pump seawater out of its damaged submarine. It has become the most horrifying — and tragic — image of the world's first successful combat sub's final moments. But ... http://senatormcconnell.com/discovery-another-piece-of-puzzle-about-fate-of-confederate-submarine.htm When the Legislature gathers this week to slash the budget, jobs probably will be on the line They had the budget talk at Sea Grant Consortium the other day, the same one folks at every state agency in South Carolina have had recently. Rick DeVoe, the executive director, told his staff what's ... http://senatormcconnell.com/anxious-times-for-state-employees.htm State agencies last week submitted a list of recommended cuts to the governor's office. Altogether, the cuts make up about $321 million and would result in hundreds of layoffs. The Legislature may or may not consider these suggestions when it convenes to cut state spending next week. Here are some cuts that ... http://senatormcconnell.com/lawmakers-must-find-500m-in-reductions.htm