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Details: By SC Governor's Office; Published: 16 November 2018

Event will focus on maximizing the positive impacts of Opportunity Zones

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Led by Governor Henry McMaster and in partnership with the Office of U.S. Senator Tim Scott and the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), the state of South Carolina will present the Governor's Opportunity Zones Summit on January 25, 2019 in Columbia, S.C. Taking place at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, the full-day event will allow attendees to learn how to maximize the positive impacts of Opportunity Zones.

Details: By URW; Published: 16 November 2018

We will be honoring our Veterans at the November 19th Meeting.

There will be special music and a program with Paul Howell from the Upstate Honor Flights. Bring your favorite Veteran to the meeting with you.

Details: By GOP Presidential; Published: 16 November 2018

Senate Republicans are gearing up for negotiations with Democrats to fulfill President Trump’s request for a southern border wall, but have yet to decide exactly how much money they’ll push for in a year-end spending deal that will dominate the post-election “lame duck” session.

Details: By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve; Published: 15 November 2018

In the first 15 months of the gas-tax-hike law, the S.C. Department of Transportation spent less than 7 percent of the nearly $400 million in collected revenues that lawmakers promised would go toward fixing deteriorating roads and bridges statewide, according to recently released records.

As of Sept. 30, about $25.7 million, or 6.4 percent, of the $398.9 million in receipts since the law took effect on July 1, 2017, had been spent on “project commitments,” DOT records show. The law hiked the gas tax by 12 cents, or 75 percent from the base 16 cents, over six years, and increased other taxes and fees, including raising the vehicle sales-tax cap by $200.

Details: By EPA; Published: 15 November 2018

Agency to update nitrogen oxide emission standards for heavy-duty trucks

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the Cleaner Trucks Initiative today alongside (from left to right): Ben Gumbles of the Maryland Department of the Environment; Josh Nassar of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; Becky Keogh of the Environmental Council of States; Lewie Pugh of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association; Jed Mandel of the Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association; EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation Bill Wehrum.

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler launched the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) to further decrease nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines. He was joined by EPA Office of Air and Radiation Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum, White House officials, state partners, labor representatives, and leaders from the trucking and engine manufacturing industry. The CTI will include a future rulemaking that will update the existing NOx standard which was last set in 2001 while also streamlining compliance and certification requirements.

Details: By Josiah Magnuson; Published: 14 November 2018

Representative Josiah Magnuson extends an open invitation to those interested in attending his next town hall meeting to be held Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 pm when nationally-recognized author Tom DeWeese will be speaking on threats to our property rights and how to take action!

There is a location change from the Landrum Depot so please note: the new location is the Gowensville Community Center on Hwy. 11, near the Spinx gas station.

Gowensville Community Center: 14186 Highway 11, Campobello, SC 29322.

Details: By GOP Presidential; Published: 14 November 2018

MIAMI — Counting unlawful votes. Destroying ballots. Sunshine Law violations. Busted deadlines.

So many controversies have bedeviled Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes — culminating in her office’s troubles in the aftermath of Florida’s chaotic 2018 elections — that her days in office are now numbered, insiders and lawmakers say.