The budget vetoes have been overridden, for the most part, and that is no surprise. My biggest regret, however, is that I was prevented from casting my votes, nearly all of which would have been to sustain the vetoes. I say that I was prevented because on the day that vetoes were to be taken [...]
The budget vetoes, themselves, hardly were inspiring. I’ve attached a chart to show just how minuscule they were in the scheme of things. I have noted to you in the past that Governor Haley’s health agency has been expanding Medicaid at a furious rate while most of her vetoes pertain to things like the Arts [...]
I reported to you last time that the House and Senate arrived at a compromise version of the Ethics bill. It would have required the disclosure of legislator income, but there was no independent review and enforcement mechanism, and so it was essentially reform in name only. I told you in my last update that [...]
The most important bill to pass since my last update was the requirement that new standards to replace Common Core be implemented in our public schools beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. This absolutely was a victory for our teachers and students, and I am proud to have been so closely involved with this effort. [...]
