Senators: Don’t make quick decision on use of excess bandwidth
April 15, 2008 by admin
By JAMES DENTON, Special to The T&DThursday, April 10, 2008
COLUMBIA - Senate leaders said Thursday the state needs to slow down before making a multimillion-dollar decision on what to do with the excess broadcast bandwidth currently owned by the state’s ETV system.
During ETV’s “This Week in the Senate” teleconference, Sens. Glenn McConnell, Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, and Luke Rankin, R-Horry, fielded questions and aired their frustrations experienced while serving on the Senate wireless Internet study committee.
“One of the tasks we’ve had to try to figure out is how much it is worth,” Hutto said. “We’ve heard anything from several million to tens of millions to over 100 million dollars, and nobody is really sure.
Energy Efficiency
April 14, 2008 by admin
Luke talks about energy efficiency in South Carolina at a Statehouse press conference.
Keeping Taxes Low
April 14, 2008 by admin
As our Senator, one of Luke Rankin’s top priorities has been making sure government spends our tax dollars with true accountability. In this short clip, Luke talks about how he has fought to protect our wallets.
Luke on Education
April 14, 2008 by admin
Luke talks about education reform in South Carolina.
Lawmakers at work on panels in offseason
April 14, 2008 by admin
From broadband Internet access to government taking of property, some local lawmakers are busy with issues in committee meetings even though the legislative session doesn’t start until Jan. 7.
The legislative sessions meet January to June on a two-year cycle. This year’s session was the first of the two-year cycle, so bills that were not passed are still alive until next year’s session ends.
Public hearings on immigation and spending caps, both of which are likely to be hotly debated in the next session, were held in several locations across the state, though not in Horry or Georgetown counties.
Senate Panel Moves Wireless Broadband Options Forward
April 14, 2008 by admin
Proposes Commission to Maximize State Asset and Protect Tax-payer Interests
Columbia, SC- A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee, chaired by Senator Luke Rankin (R-Horry), today gave key approval to the creation of the South Carolina Educational Broadband Service Commission. The commission would be charged with obtaining and evaluating proposals from private broadband providers seeking to lease ETV’s educational television channels.
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April 14, 2008 by admin
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