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• Governor: Budget Unconstitutional, Could Lead to Legal Challenge
  Governor: Budget Unconstitutional, Could Lead to Legal Challenge GOVERNOR SAYS A SUIT MAY BE NEEDED OVER CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BUDGET Columbia, S.C. - June 5, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today said the General Assembly may have broken the law in passing a budget they knew to be out of balance - and therefore unconstitutional - and that doing so could open the state up to a legal challenge. ... more >>
• Governor Sanford Signs Immigraiton Reform Bill
  Governor Sanford Signs Immigration Reform Bill GOVERNOR THANKS HOUSE, SENATE FOR ONE OF NATION'S STRONGEST IMMIGRATION LAWS Columbia, S.C. - June 4, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today signed H.4400, giving South Carolina some of the toughest laws in the country in cracking down on illegal immigration. ... more >>
• Governor Sanford Thanks House for Immigration Bill's Passage
  Governor Sanford Thanks House for Immigration Bill's Passage Columbia, S.C. - May 29, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford issued the following statement on the immigration reform bill passed by the House today: ... more >>
• Governor Sanford Issues Budget Vetoes
  Governor Sanford Issues Budget Vetoes GOVERNOR VETOES $72 MILLION IN AN EFFORT TO TRIM SPENDING, SET BETTER PRIORITIES Columbia, S.C. - May 28, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today vetoed 69 items from the legislature's spending plan, for a total of $72 million - saying that money should be put toward agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Corrections that are already projecting deficits for next year. ... more >>
• Governor Vetoes Cigarette Tax
  Governor Vetoes Cigarette Tax BILL UPS TOTAL TAX BURDEN, VIRTUALLY ENSURES FUTURE TAX INCREASES Columbia, S.C. - May 27, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today vetoed H.3567, a bill that would have increased the state's cigarette tax by 50 cents - but dedicates the money to expanding Medicaid and other healthcare programs in such a way as to guarantee future tax increases. ... more >>