Legislative Update: May 12, 2016
Tommy has been busy this week! He has been working more on the ethics bill, income disclosure, and more. He will be in Charleston tonight and Greenville tomorrow. Lots going on this weekend as well!
State House Report #15
DOT Reform, A Time Review & Farm Aid The House wrapped up the week with House negotiators continuing to push for DOT reform in the Senate version of the plan to fix our ailing roads and bridges. I hear from constituents like you on a regular basis concerning our state’s infrastructure issues, and providing a conservative […]
Legislative Update: May 6, 2016
They were busy again in Columbia this week. Tommy will be heading back to Columbia today to work more on Ethics. Tonight is also the Silver Elephant and tomorrow Tommy is the Parliamentarian at the State Convention.
State House Report #14
Crossover Success – A Record of Achievement The House of Representatives adjourned for the week after finishing a successful “crossover” period and getting important House legislation moved to the Senate. We’ve nearly completed our agenda with more than a month left in the session. We continue to wait on the Senate to act in many […]
Legislative Update: April 28, 2016
Tommy talks about crossover week which they just completed. Fingers crossed for Roads and Ethics- it looks hopeful! Also- we are looking for some tech savvy people who would like to help with #popeteam. Let us know if you are interested!
Weekly Whereabouts- April 25, 2016
Monday- Elrod Pope Law Firm Tuesday- Session in Columbia Wednesday- Session in Columbia Thursday- Session in Columbia then 5th District Convention in Rock Hill that evening Friday- Elrod Pope Law Firm Feel free to reach out to Tommy: E-mail: tommy@tommypope.com Twitter: @tommypopesc Facebook: Tommy Pope
State House Report 13
Crossover Looms, Update on Roads, & EMTs If you’ve been able to follow the status of the legislation to reform DOT and fix our roads and bridges, your head is likely close to spinning at this point. To recap: In 2014 a House committee was formed to study how to best go about reforming the […]
Legislative Update: April 21, 2016
Today has been a busy day for Tommy and the team in Columbia. Tommy has also been in session for the majority of the day and will continue to be for the remainder of the evening pushing to get any bills that are still in the house to the senate. We hope everyone has a […]
Weekly Whereabouts- April 19, 2016
Monday: Went to Greenville to speak to Republican Women then went to Abbeville County to speak with Chief of Police and Sherriff Tuesday: Elrod Pope Law Firm then session in Columbia, Pancake dinner with Clover Rotary Wednesday: Session in Columbia Thursday: Session in Columbia, Meeting with Boeing in Rock Hill in the evening […]
State House Report #12
Roads and Reforming DOT After a period of furlough, the South Carolina House hit the ground running this past week by passing a comprehensive Department of Transportation (DOT) restructuring plan and made headway in final committee matters leading up to the crossover period. After a year of waiting and within days of receiving the much […]