Update – March 2 to March 4, 2010

The House of Representatives met this past week and meets again this Tuesday, March 9. I hope that you find this update helpful and informative: Traffic Lights in Downtown Aiken: Eight (8) lights; 8 blocks; and 8 stops at those 8 lights. That is how traffic has been in downtown Aiken since the SCDOT implemented its new traffic signal system on Monday, March 1. The change has created substantial congestion problems and generated numerous... Read more

Update – February 23 to February 25, 2010

The House of Representatives met this past week and meets again this Tuesday, March 2. I hope that you find this update helpful and informative: Yucca Mountain: This week, Attorney General Henry McMaster announced that the State will be joining the legal action to obtain an injunction to prevent the federal government from stopping the Yucca Mountain program without congressional approval. State and Aiken County leaders have been working... Read more

Update – February 16 to February 18, 2010

The House of Representatives met this week and meets again next Tuesday, February 23. I hope that you find this update helpful and informative: Yucca Mountain: This week, I met with state and county leaders as both the State and Aiken County consider ways to combat the recent Obama Administration decision to close Yucca Mountain as the permanent site for the nation’s spent nuclear waste. Despite nearly thirty years of public investment... Read more

Update – February 9 to February 11, 2010

The House of Representatives did not meet this past week. The House returns to session this Tuesday, February 16. I hope that you find this update helpful and informative: S.C. House of Reps.: Many people in our District have asked me to provide more information about the S.C. House of Representatives in general. There are 124 members – currently 73 Republicans and 51 Democrats. All members serve two (2) year terms. Of the 124... Read more