South Carolina is facing another cold day, but lawmakers at the Statehouse are keeping busy. The State House Gavel, a daily reporter notebook by Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney, and Maayan Schechter, previews and captures the legislative happenings. This week included discussions on education funding and the Senate’s K-12 school voucher bill. Senate Education Chairman Greg Hembree and Patrick Kelly, a teacher, discussed school choice measures in detail.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey provided insights on the Legislature’s energy and tort reform bills, two important issues making waves in the Republican-controlled Legislature. The Senate is now taking up the House-passed energy bill as the tort reform bill progresses through committees. The session has been slower than anticipated due to weather delays and weighty issues.
In other news, the Senate Medical Affairs Committee favorably reported on important health care bills, and inquiries into a $1.8 billion accounting error continued. Additionally, ‘Making Moves’, a new feature, highlighted significant career changes of Statehouse personalities. Stay tuned for more developments on organized retail crime legislation and other upcoming debates in the South Carolina Legislature.
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