06/18/2013 - This report was just released to day. It is NOT positive.Please review the link to the LAC website, or download the PDF on my site.Just keeping you informed.Let me know if you have any questions. -

06/18/2013 - This is from our Banking & Insurance Committee: Senators and Staff, Attached is a flyer for a free event that Consumer Affairs is co-hosting with the Treasury Department June 28 (I’ve included the email announcement below). This would be a... more »

06/10/2013 - End of Session Well, it’s over—sort of. Tens of thousands of taxpayers can sleep a little easier now that the 2013 legislative session is behind us; that is, except for brief returns for a final vote on the budget conference report and votes on the... more »

06/03/2013 - 2013-2014 Budget Bill We have completed work on the 2013-2014 budget for South Carolina, and once again I faced the choice of taking the easy path of voting for the budget once it became a done deal or sticking with my principles and saying no to... more »

05/20/2013 - 2013-2014 Budget Bill Its budget week at the Statehouse and two things are clear. First, the way Columbia establishes a budget, bears absolutely no resemblance to the way that you and I budget at home around our kitchen tables. If you and I have... more »

05/06/2013 - Funds to Repair & Maintain Roads The Senate Finance Committee last week passed out an omnibus bill to the full Senate that, among other things, borrows $1.3 billion and raises the gas tax 20 cents by tying it to inflation. I am glad that they... more »

04/24/2013 - Daniel Morgan Technology Center’s Culinary Arts Program, under the direction of Chef Page, had the honor of taking part in the 2013 Hospitality Day at the State House, featuring "A Taste of South Carolina"! This event is sponsored by the South... more »

04/22/2013 - Gun Owner Rights Senate Bill 308, on Special Order, to allow CWP holders to carry inside restaurants that serve alcohol, received second reading last week. Having crossed that major hurdle, I expect that we will pass it this week and send it on to... more »

03/25/2013 - Bi-Weekly Update The Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Carry (open or concealed) that I serve on held its final two meetings since my last update. We heard testimony in Charleston and Columbia at which many South Carolinians expressed their... more »

03/11/2013 - The Medical Affairs Subcommittee that I am chairing on Medicaid and The Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) has held its final two meetings since my last update. We heard testimony from the Heritage Foundation which discussed the reasons why NOT to... more »