A status report on some of those proposals:

???????????_Working with lawmakers ????-- Sanford has had meetings with lawmakers and caucus groups, but some say they are sporadic, not regular.

???????????_Agency cooperation ????-- Sanford issued an executive order in February directing state agencies under his control to "end the practice of stonewalling" when lawmakers seek information from them.

???????????_Campaign finance reform ????-- Passed the General Assembly Thursday and is awaiting Sanford's signature.

???????????_Commerce reform ????-- A bill by House Speaker David Wilkins, R-Greenville, to require the disclosure of all special fund accounts at the Department of Commerce is before the Senate, which can take it up next year. A similar bill made it through both bodies and is headed for the governor's desk. It is not as comprehensive as Wilkins' bill.

???????????_State-paid lobbying ????-- A bill by state Rep. Jim Merrill, R-Berkeley, to bar government agencies from paying lobbyists to lobby the Legislature passed the House. The Senate will take it up next year.

???????????_Meeting taxpayers ????-- The governor has toured several workplaces to promote his tax plan, but he has not visited public places just to mingle since taking office.

???????????_Open Door after 4 ????-- The governor's program, in which anyone can schedule a brief meeting with Sanford, has been very popular and he plans to continue it.

???????????_Appointed vs. elected ????-- Sanford's sweeping government restructuring proposals -- including allowing the governor to appoint every constitutional officer, with the exception of the attorney general -- have not made it out of committee in the House or Senate. Sanford will try again next year.

???????????_Administrative changes ????-- Sanford's government restructuring proposal would consolidate the bulk of the functions of the 1,100-employee Budget and Control Board into a Department of Administration within the governor's Cabinet. But neither the House or Senate approved the plan this year.

???????????_At-will employment ????-- Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would give agency heads the ability to hire and fire top administrators as they see fit. Passage won't come before next year, however.

???????????_Governor's ticket ????-- Sanford's government restructuring proposal would have the governor and lieutenant governor run on a party ticket. To do so, voters would have to amend the state constitution. But first the Legislature has to approve, and it didn't this year.

???????????_Spending caps ????-- A bill that would cap the growth of government, require a public justification for every new program, and require cost projections for those programs has passed the House. Next year, the Senate Finance Committee will take it up. If approved by the Legislature, voters would have to amend the state constitution.

???????????_Zero-based budgeting ????-- Two bills that would require the entire state budget to be done using zero-based budgeting principles -- writing each year's budget from scratch, rather than building on the previous year's spending -- have been introduced in the House. House committees will take them up next year.

???????????_One-time money ????-- Legislation barring the use of one-time money to fund on-going expenses has been introduced in the House and is before the Ways and Means Committee, where it awaits action in 2004. This year, Sanford and lawmakers used one-time federal money to patch holes in the state Medicaid and education budgets.

???????????_Bienniel budgeting ????-- Two bills creating a two-year state budget process are before the Ways and Means Committee in the House. Action could come next year.

???????????_Government waste ????-- Sanford has yet to appoint a "Grace Commission," to fight waste and duplication in government. On Friday, however, his office said this will happen this week.

???????????_Education block grants ????-- The governor's plan to send state money to local school districts in just six categories -- rather than the current 80 -- has passed the House and is before the Senate Finance Committee, where it will start 2004.

???????????_Student conduct ????-- Legislation calling for conduct grades, in-school suspensions and boot camps has passed the House. The Senate could act next year.

???????????_School choice ????-- Legislation making it easier to create charter schools has been introduced in the House and Senate. Committees won't act before next year, however.

???????????_Overseeing colleges ????-- Sanford had advocated creating a Board of Regents to oversee the state's public colleges and universities. A bill that would do that has been introduced in the House and is before the Education Committee, which could take it up in 2004.

???????????_Fixing the Department of Motor Vehicles ????-- A reform bill was signed into law. It allows drivers to get tag renewal stickers and registrations from county treasurers' offices or private entities, extends driver's license expiration dates to 10 years, and offers some services online.

???????????_Tax proposals ????-- Sanford has pitched an increase in the state cigarette tax in conjunction with an eventual decrease in income taxes over a period of several years. Legislation doing this failed in both houses and has drawn fire from Republican legislative leaders.

???????????_Medicaid reform ????-- A bill reforming the state's health care systems, including Medicaid, has passed the House and will begin 2004 before the Senate.

???????????_Drunk driving ????-- A bill lowering the legal blood-alcohol content to 0.08 percent passed both bodies on the last day of the session and is headed for the governor's desk.

???????????_Retirement funds ????-- Sanford proposed making state employees' retirement funds more secure by moving control of those investments out of the treasurer's office and into a separate trust fund. However, no legislation has been proposed to change the retirement system.

???????????_Community schools ????-- A bill removing minimum-acreage requirements, in the hopes of promoting community-based schools, died in the House.

???????????_Smaller schools ????-- A bill that would cap student enrollment at schools to keep them smaller and more intimate died in the House.

-- Aaron Sheinin