Legislative Happenings 2010

Joe Daning — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:50:29 +0000

We’ve officially wrapped up the 2010 session. The last week of the General Assembly is always frantic and frustrating. We say our goodbyes to colleagues who either have chosen not to run again, who are running for a higher office, or who were defeated in the primaries.…

Congratulations!

Joe Daning — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:45:27 +0000

I had the honor of presenting the “Litter Trashes Everyone Playwriting Competition” award to Heather Polhamus at Stratford High School. Great work, Heather! You make our community proud! View photo: Rep. Daning – Heather Polhamus

Funding Our Courts, Highway Patrol and Department of Natural Resources

Joe Daning — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:39:14 +0000

On Wednesday, South Carolina had a front-row seat to the ideological differences between conservatives and liberals.

The debate began with a simple dilemma: How do we adequately fund our state judicial system so that both criminal and civil cases can…

Legislators’ Visit To Coastal Center “Eye Opening”

Joe Daning — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:00:36 +0000

Read article from May 6, 2010 Summerville Journal Scene.

http://www.journalscene.com/news/Legislators–visit-to-Coastal-Center–eye-opening

Protecting The Integrity Of Our Elections

Joe Daning — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:54:02 +0000

This week, the South Carolina House of Representatives once again approved a common-sense voting provision intended to prevent fraud and defend our voting system from abuse. This legislation was necessary to protect the integrity of our elections. In…

A Busy Week On The Floor!

Joe Daning — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:52:42 +0000

This week was “crossover” week in the House – the deadline for the House or Senate to approve legislation and send it to the other chamber. After May 1, it takes a two-thirds vote for the other body to even…

The week in review from the South Carolina House

Joe Daning — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:18:48 +0000

This week the House debated and passed several important bills. The first bill was the Cigarette tax. In the House this debate lasted several hours and many amendments were offered and defeated. The debate was about the amount…

Conservative Reforms Moving Through House

Joe Daning — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:22:39 +0000

This was a good week for conservative reforms. Several pieces of legislation moved through the House this week that will change our state.

First, the House Judiciary Committee passed a sweeping lawsuit abuse reform (or Tort Reform) legislation. Tort reform…

Completing Your Conservative Agenda

Joe Daning — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:21:12 +0000

Last fall, my fellow House Republicans and I met in locations across our state to discuss the issues that you told us were important. In January, based on these recommendations, we unveiled an agenda focused on creating jobs, reforming government,…

Creating Jobs In South Carolina

Joe Daning — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:33:44 +0000

The government should not create jobs. The government should get out of the way and do whatever it can to help the private sector create jobs. The South Carolina House took action this week to get the government out of…