Many of you know that my mother taught for 44 years in our public schools and that I served on the local school board before you all sent me to the Senate. K-12 education remains a passion of mine, and I continue to fight for our teachers, parents, and students. My main initiative this year [...]
Posted this last week on Facebook but wanted to make sure everyone had the opportunity to see this: Many of you know that I campaigned for my 2016 Election last year AGAINST raising the gas tax. I always keep my campaign promises and proudly voted NO this week on the so-called Roads Bill that passed [...]
Download a detailed report of storm prep operations broken down by Congressional District by clicking here. Lane reversals for evacuation will begin at 3 PM tomorrow. SCDOT Hurricane Matthew Resources page: http://www.scdot.org/getting/Matthewresources.aspx Interactive Map for SCDOT Evacuation Routes: http://scdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=eea77264247b41669486b8f63bdf2937 PDF maps of SCDOT Evacuation Routes: http://www.scdot.org/getting/evacuation.aspx Get the latest updates on the SCDOT Facebook and [...]
I want to let you know that I worked hard and was successful this year in getting some of my priorities into the state budget. I’ve fought for years to follow the statute and return local government funding to its full level. This year we added $27.5 million for a total funding level of $240 [...]
