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McConnell key to funding for elderly
Source – The State On a sunny day in March, about a hundred older people gathered on the State House steps — those that could, anyway — to ask state lawmakers for $5 million to help keep 8,000 seniors out of nursing homes. They got $200,000. But three days after the rally something important happened: [...]
Glenn McConnell to Become Lieutenant Governor
Source – WLTX Glenn McConnell will succeed Ken Ard as the next Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. In a statement issued just before noon, McConnell confirmed he would take his constitutionally mandated elevation to that position. “This has been one of the most difficult decisions I have faced,” McConnell said in a statement. ” Ard [...]
McConnell to be sworn in today; Senate to elect new leader
Source – The State Republicans will meet behind closed doors today to try to unite behind one candidate to be the new leader of the state Senate. State senators then are expected to vote publicly, on the Senate floor, on that senator’s elevation to Senate president pro tem and also swear in state Sen. Glenn [...]
Glenn McConnell to serve as SC Lieutenant Governor
Source – Midlands Connect South Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell says he will be the next lieutenant governor in South Carolina. The Charleston Republican will take over from Ken Ard, who resigned Friday morning amid a criminal investigation into whether he spent campaign money on personal items. In a statement about the move [...]
Senate President Pro Tempore McConnell issues statement on governor’s port veto
Columbia, SC – February 27, 2012 – Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell today issued the following statement on Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of H4627, a joint resolution that reverses DHEC’s disastrous decision on Savannah River port permitting: “I am disappointed that Governor Haley is choosing to hide behind a flawed separation of powers argument [...]
