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The 7th District Economy in 2018

Posted March 25, 2019 in News
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By Rick Patelunas U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) echoes the Trump Administration’s mantra that the 2018 economy was stronger than ever. Republican tax cuts and deregulation are supposedly unleashing a growing economy. To paraphrase from Rice’s taxpayer financed “District Update,” let’s look at results vs. the rhetoric. Nationally, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 2.9 percent…
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Trump’s Economy

Posted March 25, 2019 in News
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By Rick Patelunas With passage of the Republican tax cut, President Trump proclaimed that economic growth could be 4, 5, even 6 percent. As recently as last August, he claimed growth could be 5 percent in the near future. Despite the tax cut and the optimism, nothing near those growth levels has materialized and it doesn’t…
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Is God Still Speaking?

Posted March 13, 2019 in Community Voices, News
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By Stefan Varner. The resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry was extremely disappointing as it omitted reference to many Americans who every day suffer the consequences of discrimination and bigotry – the LGBTQ community. The resolution, which was drafted and adopted following comments by first-year Rep. Ilhan Omar…
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HCDP Commemorates Black History Month

Posted February 27, 2019 in News
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Pictured above (left to right) Cedric Blain-Spain, Councilman Larry A. White, Nancy Anderson, Rev. Dr. Preston L. McKever-Floyd (seated) and Don Kohn. Horry County Democrats commemorated Black History Month on February 26 with two outstanding programs at the HCDP office in Conway. The first featured speaker was Veronica Gerald, assistant professor/director of the Joyner Institute at CCU. Don Kohn, HCDP…
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Deepening the Quicksand of Payday Loans

Posted February 22, 2019 in News
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By Bob Gatty. Demonstrating the true colors of the Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed rescinding rules for payday loans, car-title loans and small-dollar forms of credit, thus deepening the quicksand of such borrowing for desperate consumers. The agency’s action would kill a rule issued by the CFPB during the Obama administration to…
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Protecting the DREAMers

Posted February 18, 2019 in News
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There is legislation (H 3404) being proposed to allow the 6,400 people living in South Carolina as DACA recipients to have legal status. Introduced on January 8 and currently being reviewed by the SC House Judiciary Committee, the bill was introduced by Republican Neil Collins and has 16 co-sponsors from both parties. A companion bill (S0431) pending…
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Carolina Forest Dems Kick into High Gear

Carolina Forest Dems Kick into High Gear

Posted February 14, 2019 in News
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By Bob Gatty. Horry County Democratic Party Chair Don Kohn Wednesday night urged Carolina Forest Democrats to jump on board HCDP’s 2019-2020 voter registration campaign and actively participate in other party activities in preparation for the critically important 2020 elections. “Today is the beginning of the 2020 election cycle,” said Kohn, as he urged every Democrat to…
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