Gov. Sanford Working Better With General Assembly Sunday January 18, 2004 11:46pm    Posted By: Angela May 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 ___  Related Stories  ___ Governor Sanford Gets Most Of His 2004 Budget Concerns Addressed Sanford proposes trimming funds for state caisson team Governor Mark Sanford Gets Military Promotion Mark Sanford Appoints Robbins to Replace Bailey Governor Wants to Privatize Some Public Colleges Columbia, SC - Political observers say Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) seems to be learning to work better with legislators. Sanford won praise this session after submitting a budget that can be used as a starting point for House budget writers and for meeting with legislative leadership. Francis Marion University political scientist says Sanford may be learning he has to be a little more political to push an agenda forward. Sanford annoyed some legislators after taking office when he vetoed local issue bills that his predecessors had routinely allowed to become law. He also told lawmakers that if they didn't go along with his plans to raise the cigarette tax and lower the income tax, he would go to their districts to pressure them to change their minds. The strains on the relationship between Sanford and the General Assembly showed when the governor failed to get any major piece of his agenda passed during the first legislative session. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 WCIV, LLC.

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