Governor Sanford Gets Most Of His 2004 Budget Concerns Addressed Thursday January 15, 2004 11:37pm How has the recent elevated terror alert level impacted your life?  Severely  Moderately  Somewhat  Minimally  Not at all ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia (AP) - Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) 's agenda to overhaul state government got a huge boost in the Senate Thursday when Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell introduced roughly 19-hundred pages of legislation. The legislation stands more than a foot tall and addresses many aspects Sanford called for in his budget. Sources close to Sanford say the bills contained nearly every element of reorganizing government that the governor wanted. McConnell is a Sanford ally in restructuring efforts. He hopes the legislation makes government more effective and accountable. The legislation gives the governor authority to appoint chiefs at four new agencies created after merging dozens of smaller ones. Sanford's budget last week called for reorganizing several agencies. For instance, Sanford wanted the Forestry Commission, parts of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and Natural Resources Department rolled into a new cabinet-level agency. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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