| Day Two of Legislative Session |
| (Columbia-AP) -- This is Day Two of the
2004 General Assembly. The House meets this morning and the Senate this afternoon as lawmakers get down to work on a variety of issues. The House Judiciary Committee already has approved a bill to overhaul the state's civil lawsuit system. The bill is backed by key Republican leaders, but some GOP members criticized the fast work on the bill. Charleston Representative John Graham Altman says many formerly strong people caved in on the bill. Bennettsville Democrat Doug Jennings says the bill would overturn two centuries of court policy. Governor Mark Sanford's budget proposal is being criticized by many lawmakers. Lawmakers whose districts surround the University of South Carolina's two-year campuses in Allendale and Union are upset with Sanford's proposal to close them. |