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SMOKE2U

By Te-Ping Chen

Tobacco sales take off in cyberspace

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… uggling. It’s not hard to see why: While the tax in a tobacco state like South Carolina is a low 7 cents per pack, the rates in a high-tax state like New Jersey a …"

Lobbying, old-time politics block legislation on human cloning

By M. Asif Ismail

Bush administration articulates no position

Excerpts from this story referencing "pharmaceuticals":

"… with corporations such as Genentech Inc., a biotech company that produces pharmaceuticals for treating genetic disorders.Though it didn't explicitly back the Democr …"

"… 00 in campaign contributions. "Hospitals/nursing homes" rank fourth, with "pharmaceuticals/health products" sixth. Combined, these two sectors have donated more than …"

Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

For most legislatures, ethics enforcement is an in-house affair; for the rest, agencies that oversee them are kept on a short leash

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… losed doors when considering action against legislators.Behind closed doorsSouth Carolina's Ethics Commission also leaves the regulation of legislative ethics to le …"

"… lation of legislative ethics to legislative committees and, like the JCLE, South Carolina's ethics committees have the option of meeting behind closed doors. Herber …"

"… 't generally decide to relinquish it and diminish their power voluntarily."South Carolina's Hayden told the Center that enough voters there question the ability of …"

"… large investigations would be beyond our scope," Hughes said.Hayden, whose South Carolina Ethics Commission does not oversee the conduct of the legislature, told th …"

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Illinois

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in Illinois

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… states — including Indiana, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina — in which an outside agency is setup to oversee other divisions of gove …"

Michigan

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in Michigan

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… states — including Indiana, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina — in which an outside agency is setup to oversee other divisions of gove …"

New York

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in New York

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… e states - including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina - in which an outside agency is setup to oversee other divisions of govern …"

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South Carolina

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in South Carolina

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… the reference, visit www.cogel.org.  …"

"… of those states where no ethics agency oversees any aspect of disclosure. South Carolina is among seven of those states — including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, …"

"… ons of government.More InfoWhat, if any, ethics agency exists in the state?South Carolina has the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, which is enabled by the So …"

"… InfoWhat, if any, ethics agency exists in the state?South Carolina has the South Carolina State Ethics Commission, which is enabled by the South Carolina Code of La …"

North Carolina

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in North Carolina

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… those states — including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio and South Carolina — in which an outside agency is setup to oversee other divisions of gove …"

Ohio

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in Ohio

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… ates - including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina — in which an outside agency is setup to oversee other divisions of gove …"

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jiminez

24 states have made disclosure strides since 2003

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… d the bill into law on Feb. 15, Tennessee joined Connecticut, Kentucky and South Carolina in banning outright any campaign donations by lobbyists. (Connecticut's ba …"

"… tes ban lobbyist gifts (Florida passed new ban at end of 2005)Kentucky and South Carolina also prohibit lobbyists from making campaign contributions at any timeRema …"

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