THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

 The Bill Now Moves to the House

Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Senate today gave third reading to Senator Glenn McConnell’s (R - Charleston) English-only bill (S.857).

Prior to the reading of the bill several senators voiced their continued support of its intended purpose, which as stated by Senator McConnell, is to preserve the common thread of our culture. Following the comments a voice-vote was taken and the bill was passed. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for consideration.
 
“I am glad that my fellow Senators understand the seriousness of this issue and moved this bill forward quickly and overwhelmingly,” says Sen. McConnell.  “English must be the language for the official business of our state if we are to be unified. Taxpayers should not have to fund manuals and documents in other languages or to pay for the linguistic balkanization of South Carolina.”
 

CALHOUN FALLS — A month after the Abbeville County School District Board of Trustees voted to close Calhoun Falls High, residents continue to explore options to keep a school in their town.

Last week, residents heard a presentation from David Church, executive director of the South Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools, and on Sunday more than 200 people attended a “Save Calhoun Falls High” meeting to learn more about one charter school option: Imagine Schools, a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, Va.

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Second Judicial Circuit Solicitor Barbara Morgan said most prosecutors serving in the Palmetto State would say it’s easier to try a murder case than a DUI.
She is one of many local officials supporting efforts to change the state’s current DUI laws and, in turn, save lives, she said.

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Four new state lawmakers, two in each chamber, may be able to give their colleagues the best inkling of what South Carolina voters really want today. Makes sense – these new legislators spent the fall knocking on doors and meeting closely with voters to get their support and learn their wishes for government.

More than anything else, people brought up concerns involving illegal immigration, noted Sen. Paul Campbell, a Goose Creek Republican elected to fill the vacancy left after the death of Sen. Bill Mescher. New Sen. Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, agreed, adding that lawmakers had several different proposals already in the hopper.

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