29-10 Thank you all for calling, e-mailing, and sharing the post! I seem to have gotten something in my eyes, immensely grateful to all of you. Will update on further arts votes and the rape crisis center votes as well, but I don’t have time to liveblog today. UPDATE: 29-12 Art grant money survives as …
Tag Archive: arts commission
Jul 17 2012
Liveblog: Haley vetoes in the house
The house is voting today on the Haley vetoes. The senate will vote tomorrow. You can watch here: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/video/videopage.php?chamber=H List of vetoes here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/07/07/2344499/haley-issues-budget-vetoes.html#storylink=misearch Veto 1: Destroy the Arts Commission – Override 110-5 (FUCK YEAH) Veto 2: Destroy EPSCOR Funding (Research at Universities) – Sustain 70-45 Veto 3: Destroy Sea Grant Consortium (Research at Universities) – Override …
Jul 13 2012
Nikki Haley also vetoed funding to help rape victims
I know, you’re all probably sick of hearing about how horrible my governor is. In defense of my homestate, we didn’t *all* vote for her and her approval rating is not great, though depressingly high all things considered. I wrote about the Arts Commission and many of you wrote on my behalf, for which I …


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