- 1.7% increase in personal income in the fourth quarter of 2012. Total personal income grew to $164.8 billion.
- 5.3% gain in the S.C. stock index.
- 1% increase in nonfarm employment.
- 0.1% increase in the labor force to 2.179 million.
- 0.1% drop in the unemployment rate for February, down to 8.6% from the previous month.
- 1.4% increase in manufacturing hours, which averaged 42.1 hours per week.
- .2% increase in available online job postings.
Gas Tax Money — Where It Goes: South Carolina’s state gas tax is 16.75 cents per gallon. In Fiscal Year 2011-2012, the gross collections from the state gas tax on gasoline and diesel fuel were $563.8 Million. The net portion of this going to SCDOT for its budget was $418.8 Million. To see a breakdown of where it went, go here.
- Centralizes responsibility for cyber-security within state government under a Department of Information Security that reports to the governor;
- Tax credits for South Carolina taxpayers to buy additional credit protection on top ofor in lieu of what the state offers after the competitive bid process is complete;
- An identity-theft unit at the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs;
- A committee to recommend statewide technology and cyber-security policies; and
- A fund to reimburse taxpayers for some costs associated with identify theft if affected taxpayers can prove that their losses occurred as a result of the state’s cyber breachlast October.
- Concealed Weapons Permit (S.308);
- Restructuring – Adjutant General to be appointed by the Governor (S.173);
- Public School Choice program (S.313);
- Tax Credits for Investing in Abandoned Commercial Buildings (S.234).
- Rep. Bill Hixon (Dist. 83): bill@billhixon.com
- Rep. Bill Taylor (Dist. 86): bill@taylorschouse.com
- Rep. Don Wells (Dist. 81): dwells29801@gmail.com