From the Caucus
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Senate votes for cigarette tax increase
Legislators attempting to shake automatic raises from proposal The Senate voted 28-16 Tuesday for a 50-cent tax increase on a pack of cigarettes, but that does not... read more →
Senate Votes for a Healthier South CarolinaCommits $5 million to smoking prevention and $77 million to premium assistance Columbia, SC - Today the South Carolina Senate approved a 50-cent-per-pack tax... read more →
Senator Knotts’ Remarks on PrayerRemarks by Senator KNOTTS Thank you Mr. PRESIDENT. I’m not going to be very long on the podium today; however, I was sitting back there at my seat and I heard... read more →
Senator Jake Knotts’ New Photo AlbumHere are a few shots from Senator Jake Knotts’ new constituent photo album. view post
Thank You Jim RitchieOutstanding leadership in government is sometimes hard to find. Fortunately, we have the strong leadership of Senate Majority Whip Jim Ritchie. Jim Ritchie’s leadership... read more →
Progress on immigrationState Senate passes breakthrough reform plan Immigration reform The issue: State legislators have been wrestling over how employers verify whether a worker is in... read more →
Video: Jim Ritchie on Immigration ReformSenator Jim Ritchie talks with the Spartanburg Herald Journal’s Bob Dalton about the immigration reform debate. view post
Senate Passes Nation’s Strongest Illegal Immigration Reform BillRitchie Revives Immigration Reform Columbia, SC - Senator Jim Ritchie (R-Spartanburg) and the South Carolina Senate passed the “toughest illegal immigration reform... read more →
Ritchie Continues Fight for Tough Immigration BillVows to shut down Senate to get vote on bill. Columbia, SC - Senator Jim Ritchie (R-Spartanburg) today continued his fight for a tough illegal immigration reform... read more →
Senate SummaryWeek of April 22 - 24, 2008 Quote of the Week– “The people of South Carolina deserve better than what the House is doing. The House has tried to kill this bill twice... read more →

































