According to the most recent data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the SC Department of Employment & Workforce, 1,700 jobs were created in the Palmetto State in the month of April, 2017. The leisure and hospitality sector showed the most robust growth, while professional and business services shed 1,400 jobs. Currently South
Former SC Legislator explains federalism to The Beltway
Indicators abound showing South Carolina’s failure to prepare many Palmetto State students for success.
It seems America is having to learn the hard way about the economic law of scarcity and why it matters in the politics of healthcare.
More people on the rolls...and an ever-growing budget line item
We are glad to report that one of Palmetto Promise Institute's top priorities for the 2017-2018 legislative session is still in play.
While the unemployment rate is important, it does not paint a very full picture of the economy.
One in nine South Carolina residents are served by the Palmetto State’s public pension plans. The woefully underfunded system was the topic of much debate in the General Assembly and at the end of April, Governor McMaster signed a bill raising contribution rates into the system for both employees and employers. Because taxpayers are the
Euphoria from the right over the ideological “wins” in the bill and blanket criticism from the left are both premature.
How can we be compassionately responsive to the needs of low-to-middle income South Carolinians in regards to housing affordability?
