From the Caucus

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 Carolina

Commits $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 Prayer

Remarks 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 Album

Here are a few shots from Senator Jake Knotts’ new constituent photo album. view post

Thank You Jim Ritchie

Outstanding 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 immigration

State 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 Reform

Senator 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 Bill

Ritchie 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 Bill

Vows 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 Summary

Week 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 →