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: Ken Ard — the lieutenant governor and the head of the state Office on Aging — was indicted and resigned. That forced then-Sen. Glenn McConnell to become the lieutenant governor, … [Read more...]
Glenn McConnell to Become Lieutenant Governor
March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 resigned his post earlier in the morning. South Carolina's Constitution says that the Senate Pro Tempore--McConnell's previous position--must become … [Read more...]
McConnell to be sworn in today; Senate to elect new leader
March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 McConnell, R-Charleston, as the state’s new lieutenant governor. At least for the moment, today’s events will mark the culmination of days of State House drama following Lt. … [Read more...]
Glenn McConnell to serve as SC Lieutenant Governor
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 McConnell said, "I have a moral obligation to my oath of office and to the constitution of this state. It is an obligation that compels me to do … [Read more...]
GOP Senators Issue Statement on Port Veto Override
March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Columbia, SC – March 1, 2012 – The South Carolina Senate voted unanimously today to override the governor’s veto of a resolution that will reverse DHEC’s disastrous decision to award permits to the state of Georgia for port expansion. DHEC made its decision in spite of objections of both the environmentalist and business communities. Members of the Senate Republican Caucus reacted to the override, and thanked their colleagues for their votes on the bill: “Our agencies need to be … [Read more...]
Senate President Pro Tempore McConnell issues statement on governor’s port veto
February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 in defending her agency appointees’ disastrous decision to sell out the interests of South Carolina to Georgia,” McConnell … [Read more...]
Sen. Glenn McConnell recovering after mysterious illness
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
State Senator Glenn McConnnell is recovering from a mysterious illness that he says could have been life-threatening. The senator's been sick for six to seven weeks and his illness may have been brought on by a tick bite. He said back in November, he noticed two small bite marks on his neck and then developed symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever or another illness caused by a virus. The senator said he had complications because of his asthma and developed fluid in his lungs and in … [Read more...]
Boeing opens another facility in Charleston County
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) – Boeing's new interior fabrication facility located in the Palmetto Commerce Parkway off Ladson Road is impressive, but behind the machines, are its workers, 140 of them. They are the few who made the cut, after 50,000 applied. Thursday, Boeing and those employees celebrated the facility's opening. Workers will be making items like overhead stow bins, dividers, closets and many of the interior pieces in the airplane. They'll be training until January when … [Read more...]
Input sought on fiscal fitness plan
November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A Senate subcommittee will take public comments on a fiscal fitness plan for South Carolina at 6:30 tonight in North Charleston City Hall. The meeting, which will end at 8:30 p.m., follows an initiative by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston, to develop a plan for better financial restraint among lawmakers. The meeting will be in council chambers on the third floor at 2500 City Hall Lane. McConnell's plan calls for a constitutional cap on spending, a streamlining review … [Read more...]
Senate panel eyes limits to Budget and Control Board power
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A state Senate subcommittee is getting to work on a “Fiscal Fitness” agenda, one that is considering limits on the way state agencies raise and spend money. Charleston Senator Glenn McConnell named the panel and set the agenda. AUDIO: McConnell’s agenda (3:25) The panel, dubbed the “Fiscally Fit Subcommittee” held a public hearing at the Statehouse Tuesday and meets after Thanksgiving in North Charleston. McConnell says this to-do list is partly a response to the State … [Read more...]
