Health and Human Services Director agrees with the Policy Council
Our coverage of the health care debate, beginning in October of last year, dispelled the myth of a free market health exchange and highlighted the growing costs associated with the…
Who should manage the OPEB funds?
You probably are like many other South Carolinians who haven’t heard of the little-known OPEB trust fund. The OPEB, Other Post Employment Benefits, trust funds consists of: a health insurance…
Port-Deepening: Something Everyone Agrees On
The House, Senate Finance Committee, and Governor Haley all have something in common: each has expressed a commitment to deepening Charleston’s port. Although the governor’s conviction fell into question late…
Unemployment has fallen – but why?
Well, we’ve seen an uptick in employment, or a downtick in unemployment – however you want to think about it. With an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent, South Carolina…
Here’s how complicated state government can be
The Superintendent of the Department of Education (DOE) and lawmakers had an interesting discussion at the Senate Finance Committee meeting yesterday: why does the House-passed budget include the First Steps…
An Interstate Compact: Serious option or political gesture?
UNFORTUNATELY, THE LATTER State legislators eager to escape Obamacare’s restrictive mandates have united behind the interstate healthcare compact, a single piece of state legislation they expect to free them from…
Comptroller General, nonprofit present budget requests
The Comptroller General (CG) appeared before the Senate Finance Constitutional and Criminal Justice Subcommittee to provide his budget request for FY 13. When the CG stated he had no request…
New Lt. Governor makes first funding request
Yesterday, newly sworn in Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell presented the budget for his office to the Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. His major request to the subcommittee was…
Finance Committee Has Lots of Ideas for Windfall
The Senate Finance Committee met yesterday to hear budget testimony from the Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) and the Office of State Budget (OSB). You can view the PowerPoint presentation…
School Choice in South Carolina: A Short History
A LOT OF TALK. ALMOST NO RESULT. There are essentially two strategies in diplomatic negotiations. One is to ask for more than you know you’re likely to get, then to…