Summers at work can be slow. For some, workloads seem to ease and everyone is finally able to take a vacation – and that includes your legislators. Because the legislative session does not meet during the summer, you can take advantage of the ...
Greenville County Council passed an ordinance last week to place a referendum on the November ballot to allow county residents the opportunity to vote on increasing the sales tax by one cent as an effort to improve Greenville’s crumbling ...
This Tuesday, June 10th is Primary Election Day for South Carolina. Democratic and Republican primaries will be held all day with precincts open from 7 am to 7 pm. Candidates running for the SC House of Representatives will be seeking their party ...
This week has been a long and busy week - I jokingly told a group in Greenwood this morning that I have been on a state tour this week - with trips to Anderson, two to Columbia, Greenwood, Greer, and Greenville in between. I've spent time on the ...
On Tuesday, May 20, Greenville County Council voted to pass the penny sales tax referendum through to a third reading with a vote of 7-3. This was the second of three votes by County Council. The third and final vote determines whether or not the ...
Greenville and South Carolina’s beer landscape could soon be changing, thanks to a new piece of legislation that passed the South Carolina General Assembly earlier this week. The so-called brewery bill, H. 3512, passed both houses with nearly ...
It’s hard to believe it’s that time again – we have another election right around the corner! June primaries are fast approaching before the general election in November. Greenville County could be in a unique position in November ...
Local politicians are preparing for their upcoming elections, as the SC House of Representatives primary is rapidly approaching. The June 10th primary election will play a pivotal role in the direction in which South Carolina is headed. Ballots were ...
As a part of our Public Policy Lunch Series, SC Governor Nikki Haley addressed a crowd of 300 Chamber members at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center on Monday. The Governor spoke on the improvement of the state's economic climate ...
We were honored to have local entrepreneur Leighton Cubbage speak at our Friday Forum on February 28th. At the end of his presentation, the Chamber’s Vice-Chair of Small Business Steve Bailey noted, “Don't all 200 of us feel like ...
