WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative.
In long-awaited speeches, centrist Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said they would stand [...]
"It made me sick," said Bennett of the tax bill.
[...]Who’d of thought it? A “true” conservative and a liberal actually agreeing on something. Well, to be honest, openness in our city government should not be a party ideology.
It should be common sense.
I decided to have Georgetown City Councilman Paige Sawyer answer some questions that have been [...]
Sorry if we are bouncing around from place to place, but considering the weather forecast for this week, let's meet at Webster's in Litchfield by the Sea starting at around 6.
From there, we can determine what we want to do during the winter months.
Once again, South Carolina [...]
The "52 Ideas" campaign is being launched exactly 52 weeks [...]
Recent Congressional Votes
Senate: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 Senate: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 House: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 House: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 House: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 House: Affordable Health [...]On Saturday, November 7th, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for [...]
This was all the GOP had to offer this morning. As Democrats try to expand access to quality health care coverage, House Republicans routinely object.
The company [...]
With renewed optimism, we have taken steps to improve the language of our own petition drive website to simply say what we all seek: www.HighQualitySCEducation.com
As we enter the last months of the year, we need your help securing the last 32,000 signatures necessary to attain [...]
The City of Georgetown will have a Democratic mayor and city council remains under Democratic control after today's election. Unofficial results show Democratic mayoral candidate Jack Scoville receiving 821 votes with second place, write-in candidate Ron Charlton garnering 358.
I’m excited about this evening's gubernatorial debate, hosted by the South Carolina Natural Resources Society. This is the first opportunity for each gubernatorial candidate to discuss natural resources, conservation, and economic development in South Carolina.
Last year, [...]
Everyday Citizen is a magazine without paper, a think-and-do tank without walls, a collection of original [...]
Recent Congressional Votes
Senate: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 House: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 House: Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009Upcoming Congressional Bills
Senate: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009Senate: Commerce, Justice, Science, and [...]--Dreamkeepers Community Cultural Arts Center at 1623 Gilbert St.
--The Beck Administrative and Education Center at 2018 Church St.
--Georgetown Presbyterian Church at 558 Black River Road
--Maryville Elementary [...]
I was picking up my child today from Maryville Elementary School when I noticed this strange figure, spreading anti-DHEC information in regards to the H1N1 flu shot. I am weary myself of the flu shot, but I am in no way this anti-science. I [...] 
Today is an exciting day for our movement to restore real leadership to South Carolina!
As you may have heard, this morning my hometown newspaper here in Camden, the Chronicle-Independent, reported that I have [...]
The 2010 statewide elections are approaching pretty fast. In order to make some headway with our "Goodbye Minimally Adequate" initiative, we need manpower, womanpower and kidpower.
Recent Congressional Votes
Senate: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 Senate: Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 Senate: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 House: Solar Technology Roadmap Act House: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010Upcoming Congressional Bills
Senate: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009Senate: Commerce, [...]
We're closer than ever to winning a historic victory on health care.
I should know: I served as Secretary of Labor under President Clinton during the last health care fight. And I'm sure that this time around we're within reach of passing a real health care reform bill—one' [...]
ArcelorMittal-Georgetown will [...]
The City of Georgetown posts its weekly or monthly check registers here for all to see. Details of [...]
Mr. Sanderson,
Thank you for sending this along. We followed up on this first thing this morning. We [...]
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Recent Congressional Votes
Senate: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 House: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 House: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion ActUpcoming Congressional Bills
Senate: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010Senate: Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009House: [...]House Speaker Bobby Harrell's spokesman Greg Foster said Monday [...]
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Here's where you can watch the full debate from Tuesday, November 3rd.
The videos are in five parts, and candidates are sharing their visions, ideas for the city.
