Category: Columns

The days are getting longer and warmer as spring is in full bloom.

“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana

“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” — Winston Churchill

The 2021 legislative session has been moving at a fast pace, and I am eager to update you on bills the state House and Senate are debating.

It is Sunshine Week across America. South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act — the Sunshine Law — gives you access to government meetings and public records.

As of Jan. 20, 2021, the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the national debt stood at $27.76 trillion.

As we enter our seventh week of the 2021 legislative session, I am pleased to report we are making progress in several key areas, such as increasing access to vaccines, raising teacher pay and taking other steps to improve education and developing the state budget.

Even though we were shocked and nervous, Michelle and I slept well on the night after testing positive for COVID-19 the day after Valentine’s Day. But as we woke up around 5 a.m. the next morning, reality began to set in.