Sanford Signs Ten Commandments Bill, Nixes Sprinkler Measure
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Published: June 11, 2008
COLUMBIA (AP) - Governor Sanford has signed a bill to allow the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer to be part displays at public buildings.
But the Republican governor last night vetoed a bill encouraging businesses and homeowners to install fire sprinkler systems just a week before the anniversary of a Charleston blaze that killed nine firefighters.
Sanford faced a midnight deadline to deal with bills the Legislature sent him.
Earlier Wednesday state Attorney General Henry McMaster said displays including religious items and documents such as the Magna Carta and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech would survive a court challenge.
Sanford said he vetoed the sprinkler bill because it was so big it amounted to a government subsidy rather than an incentive.
The Legislature considers the vetoes June 25.
Sanford to sign bill on tuition for military dependents
Military dependents who begin studying at a South Carolina state college or university will be able to keep paying in-state tuition, even if their family or caregivers are transferred out-of-state.
Governor Sanford's office says he intends to sign the legislation.
The bill brings South Carolina in line with 35 other states who offer the benefit to military men and women.
The change translates into big bucks.
For example, at the College of Charleston, tuition for in-state undergraduates will be $8,400 for the coming school year. Out-of-state undergraduate students will pay $20,418.
Legislature returns June 25 to deal with vetoes
The Legislature will return to the Statehouse June 25 to deal with Governor Sanford's vetoes.
House and Senate clerk's offices confirmed the return date Wednesday as the deadline loomed for Sanford to veto or sign dozens of bills legislators finished last week as the regular session ended.
Before they left, lawmakers set aside up to three days to deal with unfinished business. That includes final compromises on bills they plan to send to the governor.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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