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S.C. won't get $143M in education stimulus dollars due to slack higher ed funding (update: no deal)

By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 24 December 2010 - 11:21am
Update December 24, no deal: Despite months of behind the scenes work to find a way for South Carolina to get the $143 million, no deal happened.McClatchy is reporting that Texas is the only other state in the nation to find itself in a similar... More

Get a cash rebate for switching to energy-efficient appliances (updated x2)

By Amanda Click on Thursday, 1 April 2010 - 5:00pm
Update April 1: According to The State, contractors exhausted their $1.95 million portion of the cash-for-appliance-clunker rebate program today at 1:19 p.m. today. Update March 31: The federally funded rebates for energy-efficient appliances... More

S.C. biz and political leaders pitch their own spending-free stimulus plan

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 22 February 2010 - 7:24am
A group of South Carolina business leaders and legislators have teamed up to create their own version of a stimulus package, but instead of spending new money it would cut state money collection and loosen how existing grants are spent. The Post and... More

A bit about Sanford's surprise call for $300 million in federal school funding

By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 6 February 2010 - 9:33am
After fighting tooth and nail to block the use of $700 million in stimulus funds, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford has surprised when he publicly called for the use of the $300 million in federal funds for schools. While the use of the money will help Sanford... More

Drama of the day: Joe Wilson says Recovery.gov is 'example of fraud and abuse'

By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 - 1:57am
That's what Joe Wilson (R, S.C.) said in a press release about errors in the stimulus accountability Web site, Recovery.gov, that showed job creation non-exhistant South Carolina districts. Obviously an example of conspiracy -- never mind the... More

As unemployment funds dry up, S.C. lawmakers scramble to get stimulus cash flowing

By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 18 October 2009 - 5:09pm
South Carolina lawmakers are scrambling to figure out how best to fix a problem that has emerged after the Legislature (essentially) forgot to file a piece of paperwork that would have allowed unemployment benefits to flow longer in high-... More

MUSC awarded almost $29M in stimulus funds

By eyeguy on Monday, 12 October 2009 - 10:23pm
The Medical University of South Carolina has been awarded almost $29 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funds will be used for basic science, student training, faculty recruitment, and human clinical trials. Check out MUSC... More

Track stimulus spending in S.C. as it gets started -- yet stimulus already 'failed'

By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 20 September 2009 - 7:54am
Two months after declaring the stimulus funds weren't working, S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom has established a Web site where you can follow the spending of the funds -- of which about 1/6th have been spent thus far. So, two points... More

Are South Carolina's leaders making it hard to access stimulus money?

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 20 July 2009 - 1:45pm
The Indigo Journal writes that something seems to be amiss with South Carolina's implementation of stimulus initiatives. In part: I spoke with a business owner in Charleston today who has been trying to arrange for an SBA loan in South Carolina... More

What's next for S.C.'s Mark Sanford? (w/ bonus cartoon link)

By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 6 June 2009 - 8:03am
If you've wondered what's next for Gov. Mark Sanford's political ambitions now that his stimulus challenge has largely failed, then check out this piece by The Post and Courier's Robert Behre. Read more stories on this subject in our stimulus... More

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