Year: 2006

Nothing is more dry and boring than a discussion of actuaries and accounting. But this year a major change in accounting procedures will have a profound effect on South Carolina…

Nothing is more dry and boring than a discussion of actuaries and accounting. But this year a major change in accounting procedures will have a profound effect on South Carolina…

Nothing is more dry and boring than a discussion of actuaries and accounting. But this year a major change in accounting procedures will have a profound effect on South Carolina…

For three decades, South Carolina state and local government spending has grown faster than revenues. Annual government growth has also outpaced the per capita income growth. Three times state lawmakers…

Authors: SCPC and Neil Mellen Proponents of network neutrality want the government to regulate internet access through statutory limitations on service providers. In their effort to ensure freedom of content…

Property rights need to be comprehensive. Simply re-working existing laws and limiting eminent domain to cases of public use is not enough protection. Disagreements about the nature of use and…

Policy makers in South Carolina should question the tendency towards centralized control or direct oversight of port development and expansion. The states inability to bear the capital costs of infrastructure…

A recent study documented the fiscal impact of six new residential subdivisions across the state of South Carolina. After years of local governments complaining about the cost of growth these…

An effective Tax and Expenditure Limitation (TEL) in South Carolina would be a constitutional restraint that allows for annual government growth in spending as a function of population growth and…

Following the Kelo decision legislatures throughout the nation have incorporated regulatory taking protection into property rights reform efforts. Bills in other states with such coverage include Wisconsin AB 675, Georgia…

The overwhelming grassroots response to the Kelo decision has lawmakers nationwide scrambling to protect property owners from government takings. Part of the comprehensive response is providing just compensation to those…

Another Year, Another Tax Hike Proposal: How A Tobacco Tax Increase Would Negatively Impact South Carolina Tax and spend advocates have long argued that South Carolina needs to increase its…