Sunday, April 13, 2008
Faced with a revenue shortfall of $240 million, legislators should dust off cost-savings ideas from the governor's office, the Legislative Audit Council and the GEAR Commission. Together, they recommend cost savings that would benefit the state and its taxpayers beyond the immediate fiscal problem... (more)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Thanks to a rational decision by the federal Department of Homeland Security, South Carolinians, at least in the near term, will not be required to present a passport or face added scrutiny when they travel by air after May 11... (more)
Sunday, April 6, 2008 11:34 PM EDT
The REAL ID Act approved by Congress ostensibly was intended as a counter-terrorism measure. However, it ran into a lot of opposition from states.
The act would require expensive changes in driver’s licenses that would cost South Carolina taxpayers dearly. Its complex requirements have other time-consuming drawbacks, as well... (more)
By Mark Sanford • March 31, 2008
I'm not sure what it will take to get the attention of state budget writers.
A few years ago, I walked upstairs with a pig under each arm after eight months of fruitless jaw boning on our budget. Those pigs, Pork and Barrel, did get budget writers' attention and we're all better off because they finally dealt with the unconstitutional deficit we had unsuccessfully tried to change through quieter channels for months... (more)