News and Press Releases for March
March 31, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - Governor Mark Sanford today responded to the federal government's REAL ID mandate, asking that our state's citizens not be treated differently from other states that have laws on their books preventing the implementation of the national ID card program.
March 28, 2008
Columbia, S.C - Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on South Carolina's unemployment rate dropping from 6.1 percent to 5.5 percent:
March 19, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - March 19, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today made a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assess damage caused by this weekend’s tornados. The governor is asking for the damage assessment as a step toward getting a presidential disaster declaration and federal aid for those affected by the storms. The National Weather Service confirmed 17 tornados in South Carolina this weekend, with touchdowns all over the state causing damage to hundreds of homes and millions of dollars in property damage. Governor Sanford visited affected sites in Kershaw, Orangeburg, and Berkeley counties on Monday, and will follow that up with visits to Newberry and Allendale counties today.
March 19, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - March 19, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on his Chief of Staff, Tom Davis, leaving his post with the administration and returning home to Beaufort County.
March 18, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - March 18, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today joined with Spartanburg Solicitor Trey Gowdy and Beaufort Sheriff P.J. Tanner to call for the passage of both DUI Reform and Immigration Reform - two parts of Governor Sanford’s “First 30 Days” agenda he called for in this year’s State of the State address. Both DUI Reform and Immigration Reform have passed the Senate and House and are awaiting action in conference committees, where the two chambers will work out their differences on the bills.
March 16, 2008
Columbia, S.C. – March 16, 2008 – Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on the damage caused by severe storms and tornados that struck across South Carolina yesterday:
March 14, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - March 14, 2008 - Gov. Mark Sanford today announced the findings of his Children in Foster Care and Adoption Services Task Force - a group he formed last year and tasked with identifying ways to improve the efficiency and quality of the state's foster care and adoption processes, and in particular reducing the time it takes to find permanent adoptive homes for the most vulnerable children across South Carolina.
March 10, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - March 10, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today called on the S.C. Senate to act quickly on the issue of Constitutional officer restructuring, and thanked the House for passing the measure last week.
March 6, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - March 6, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on the immigration reform bills currently being deliberated by a House-Senate conference committee. The bills aimed at addressing illegal immigration in our state were called for by the governor during his State of the State address as part of his “First 30 Days” agenda:
March 5, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - Saying that responsible spending and sound fiscal management shouldn’t be a partisan issue, Governor Mark Sanford today called on the House to look to the example of New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon Corzine - who has just proposed $2.7 billion in budget cuts for his state.
March 3, 2008
Columbia, S.C. - Gov. Mark Sanford today announced the completion of a new state Spending Transparency Web site, aimed at providing citizens with a greater degree of information about how their tax dollars are being used.