News and Press Releases for February 2009
Columbia, S.C. - February 17, 2009 - Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on the ports bill passed by the state Senate:
Columbia, S.C. - February 11, 2009 - Governor Mark Sanford today announced his opposition to a proposed coal-fired power plant to be built by Santee-Cooper in Florence County, saying that projections related to the need for the plant need to be revisited, along with the potential for harm to the state’s environment.
Columbia, S.C. - February 11, 2009 - Gov. Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on a Senate subcommittee’s unanimous passage of a new bill that would bring accountability to the state Employment Security Commission by making it a Cabinet agency reporting directly to the governor:
Columbia, S.C. - February 9, 2009 - Governor Mark Sanford will join the S.C. Policy Council and Senator Tom Davis tomorrow (February 10, 2009) to unveil and discuss a new report highlighting the need for more transparency in the state budgeting process.
Columbia, S.C. - February 4, 2009 - Gov. Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on H.3442, a bill that would bring accountability to the state Employment Security Commission by making it a Cabinet agency reporting directly to the governor: