Lawmakers ignoring $500 million piggy bank to fix S.C.’s bad roads
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve While House budget writers have designated an extra $100 million next fiscal year for paving rural roads statewide, the S.C. Department of Transportation is sitting on a separate surplus of more than a half-billion dollars, newly released DOT records show. As of Jan. 31, a special fund created with the state gas-tax-hike law had a cash balance of nearly $500.6 million, according to agency records. That...
What makes a good nurse?
Nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical profession. While nurses may not often bask in the limelight, their roles are indispensable, and that fact figures to garner considerable attention in the years to come. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, a nursing shortage is expected to intensify as the Baby Boomer generation ages and the need for health care grows. That looming shortage may compel many people to...
Darlington County Democrats continue delegate process
The Darlington County Democratic Party will hold its Precinct Organization Meeting and County Convention at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Hartsville March 14 beginning at 10 a.m. The convention will be a critical part of the delegate selection process. South Carolina Democrats who want to be chosen for the national convention must first be elected a delegate or alternate to represent their counties at the South Carolina Democratic Party...
Capitol Report
By Rep. Robert Q. Williams S.C. House District 62 The House of Representatives amended, approved and sent the Senate H. 4940, a joint resolution creating a temporary Electricity Market Reform Measures Study Committee to examine whether the Legislature should adopt market reform measures affecting the provision of electric service in South Carolina and study the public benefits associated with such measures. The legislation provides...
What nurses do every day
There are millions of nurses nationwide. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there are roughly 3.8 million registered nurses in the United States. That number figures to grow along with the demand for qualified, highly trained nurses. Nurses perform a variety of functions, some of which may come as a surprise to those outside the medical profession. Learning more about what nurses do on a daily basis can...