House and Senate Vote to Expand SC’s Workforce
June 28, 2018Meet the Team: Stephanie Tutunjian
September 28, 2018
- The China-US trade war inaugurated on Friday with the United States imposing at 25 percent tariff on over $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, including airplanes, industrial supplies, and steel. China responded with retaliatory tariffs of their own, targeting US products like pork, soybeans, and automobiles. Unfortunately, American consumers might get caught in the crossfire as the situation escalates. According to a New York Times article, the Trump administration has released a list of 6,000 products that could be hit with a 10 percent tariff in the upcoming months. This list includes household items like baseball gloves, seafood, vacuum cleaners, toilet paper, and burglar alarms.
- The President has chosen Washington DC, Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. The issue is now his confirmation as the GOP seeks to get him on the bench before the mid-term elections. Many deciding Senators are on the ballot in November and must carefully decide their position on the nominee. Read more here.
- Katie Arrington, the Republican lawmaker who is running for the District 1 US House seat, returned home from the hospital this week and spoke to reporters after being involved in a fatal car crash. The Charleston native thanked God and the Medical University of South Carolina for saving her life and hopes to return to the campaign trail soon after some much needed rest.
- Governor Henry McMaster will lead a 15-member South Carolina delegation to London next week for the Farnborough International Airshow in hopes of attracting investors for the state’s aerospace industry. The delegation will meet with executives from companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. This event happens every two years and attracts over 100,000 professional and public visitors.
- Upstate residents thinking about going solar will want to do so before the end of the month as Duke Energy meets its net metering cap. A state program that allowed homeowners to sell unused energy the company is being done away with. Legislation to extend solar credits failed this legislative session.
