Hugh Leatherman

Type: Person

Name: Hugh Leatherman

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Committee kills proposal to compensate train derailment families

A state budget conference committee has killed a proposal to set aside a separate fund for medical expenses earmarked for victims of the Cleveland Park trail derailment.Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, who served on the conference committee, introduced ... [Published Spartanburg Herald-Journal - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Exotic Dancer, Brian White, Hugh Leatherman, Nikki Haley

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

University of South Carolina

USC announces 3.15 tuition hike as state funds projected to fall

The University of South Carolina again is raising tuition and fees at the lowest rate since 1999 even as the schools state funding dwindles. Students will pay 3.15 percent more on average to attend the states flagship university in 2013-14 after a vote ... [Published Big News Network - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Hugh Leatherman, University of South Carolina

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

USC likely to announce tuition hikes today as other SC schools hover around 3 percent

Four of South Carolina?s public colleges and universities are increasing in-state tuition for 2013-14, and the University of South Carolina could announce its rates for the coming year as early as Monday.Among in-state tuition increases announced so far, ... [Published Rock Hill Herald - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Hugh Leatherman, University of South Carolina, Lander University, Clemson (United States)

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

SC Lawmakers Decide Not to Sell State Planes

Posted:Updated:Friday, June 14, 2013 7:12 PM ESTBy Jennie Montgomery, WJBF Anchor - emailColumbia, SC -After debating the pros and cons, South Carolina lawmakers voted Friday not to sell the two state-owned airplanes. The issue came up as three senators ... [Published WJBF-TV - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Hugh Leatherman, Walter Williams, Brian White, Exotic Dancer

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

SC lawmakers meet to resolve budget differences

COLUMBIA, S.C. --A committee of South Carolina state senators and representatives sat down Friday to begin the arduous task of ironing out differences in the versions of the $6.3 billion state budget passed by the House and the Senate."As far as I'm concerned, ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, Hugh Leatherman, Brian White, Workers, Solvent

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

School choice legislation is victory for S.C. families

There are few things that bring me more pleasure as chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party than praising our state?s elected officials for focusing on truly meaningful reforms. Recently, members of our state Senate did just that.For over a decade, ... [Published Rock Hill Herald - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Larry Grooms, South Carolina Republican Party, Wes Hayes, Hugh Leatherman, South Carolina Senate

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Did Obamacare Opponents Keep Ethics Reform Alive?

It took some legislative wheeling and dealing, but ethics reform will get a floor vote in the state Senate on Tuesday.Passing bills in any legislative chamber requires building coalitions and making compromise. The members of those coalitions often have ... [Published Taylors-Wade Hampton Patch - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Larry Martin, Hugh Leatherman, Nikki Haley, Obamacare

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

EDITORIAL: Is penny tax plan headed for a ‘no’ vote?

Morning NewsGod bless the members of Florence County’s Penny Sales Tax Commission.They have sat through a dozen meetings over the past couple months, listening to their fellow citizens cajole, whine and beseech them to spend money from a proposed renewal ... [Published SC Now - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Florence, Hugh Leatherman

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Citadel board committee approves 3.16 percent tuition increase

Tuition for Citadel cadets and graduate students will jump 3.16 percent next year if the full board approves the decision of a key committee Wednesday.The Board of Visitors' Finance Committee approved the increase on a 4-1 vote.If the full board approves ... [Published Individual.com - May 30 2013]

Entities: Hugh Leatherman, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 1 reports

S.C. senators reach deal on funding road repairs

COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators reached a bipartisan deal Thursday to finance road and bridge repairs that set the stage for approval of their state budget.On a voice vote, the Senate passed an amendment that would enable transportation officials to ... [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - May 25 2013]

Entities: Hugh Leatherman, Tom Davis, Down Payment, Florence, Obamacare

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

SC Senate defeats tax credits for private school tuition

A proposal to give tax breaks to parents of students who are home-schooled or go to private schools was defeated in the S.C. Senate Wednesday, despite predictions from Republicans that the vote would be close.Offered by state Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, ... [Published Rock Hill Herald - May 23 2013]

Entities: Larry Grooms, Private School, Joel Lourie, Hugh Leatherman

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Triangulating the Budget

“William Wallace Caucus” Has Tipped Balance of Power in SenateTweetState Sen. Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence) has some really tough choices to make.To get his vision of how the state should handle its billions in the coming fiscal year, the chair of the ... [Published Columbia Free-Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Hugh Leatherman, Triangulation, William Wallace, Gerald Malloy, Tom Davis

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...Leatherman said the robust relationship between the city of Florence and GE is "confirmation that we can and will continue to move south carolina forward."

GE Healthcare breaks ground on $17 million addition to Florence plant [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

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Committee kills proposal to compensate train de... [Published Spartanburg Herald-Journal - 12 hours ago]
USC announces 3.15 tuition hike as state funds ... [Published Big News Network - 22 hours ago]
USC announces 3.15% tuition hike as state funds... [Published Individual.com - Jun 18 2013]
USC likely to announce tuition hikes today as o... [Published Rock Hill Herald - Jun 16 2013]
SC Lawmakers Decide Not to Sell State Planes [Published WJBF-TV - Jun 15 2013]
State House for sale -- How SC ethics reform died [Published South Carolina State - Jun 10 2013]
SC lawmakers meet to resolve budget differences [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Jun 07 2013]
School choice legislation is victory for S.C. f... [Published Rock Hill Herald - Jun 07 2013]
Ethics Reform Dies In the Senate [Published Summerville Patch - Jun 06 2013]
School choice, though limited, is a victory for... [Published Lancaster News - Jun 05 2013]
CITIZEN COLUMNIST: Florence service clubs still... [Published SC Now - Jun 05 2013]
Did Obamacare Opponents Keep Ethics Reform Alive? [Published Taylors-Wade Hampton Patch - Jun 03 2013]
EDITORIAL: Is penny tax plan headed for a ‘no’ ... [Published SC Now - Jun 02 2013]
Scoppe: Legislative follies [Published South Carolina State - Jun 02 2013]
Citadel board committee approves 3.16 percent t... [Published Individual.com - May 30 2013]
CITIZEN COLUMNIST: By any other name, more taxe... [Published SC Now - May 29 2013]
The rise of the SC Senate’s far right [Published South Carolina State - May 26 2013]
S.C. senators reach deal on funding road repairs [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - May 25 2013]
Haley hasn’t learned [Published Rock Hill Herald - May 24 2013]
SC Senate defeats tax credits for private schoo... [Published Rock Hill Herald - May 23 2013]
SC roads bill running short on time [Published South Carolina State - May 23 2013]
GE Healthcare breaks ground on $17 million addi... [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]
New SCC downtown campus nears completion [Published Spartanburg Herald-Journal - May 21 2013]
Triangulating the Budget [Published Columbia Free-Times - May 20 2013]
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY: GE Healthcare Breaks ... [Published 4 Traders - May 20 2013]
Scoppe: Wanted: 3 Senate votes for accountable ... [Published South Carolina State - Mar 19 2013]
Jackson: Action needed now on state cyber security [Published South Carolina State - Feb 24 2013]
SC could be national model, security expert says [Published South Carolina State - Feb 13 2013]
Restructuring bill sent to SC state senate fina... [Published South Carolina State - Jan 30 2013]
Hospitals could pay to expand Medicaid in SC [Published South Carolina State - Jan 30 2013]