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SC Attorney General, Solicitor, Lawmakers: Combat Human Trafficking
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Office of the Attorney General Remarks for: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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SC Attorney General leads 16 States in Defending Our Jobs and Challenging the NLRB
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TODAY NEWS
Jan/ 28th 2012
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone and lawmakers in urging passage of a human-trafficking bill that has been stuck in committee since last year. The bill criminalizes sex trafficking, gives prosecutors the power to seize the assets and property of convicted traffickers, and provides much-needed support to victims, who often suffer in silence. Wilson, Stone, and lawmakers spoke at a State House press conference in support of House Bill 3757. HB 3757 was introduced in February by state Rep. Nelson Hardwick, R-Surfside Beach and was referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where it remains….
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South Carolina Attorney General sent word to US Attorney for South Carolina Bill Nettles of data suggesting potential voter fraud in South Carolina. Specifically, data reviewed by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles suggests that 953 dead people voted in recent elections. 1.19.12 Letter to US Attorney Bill Nettles
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The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Through the S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Program Invites You to Join Us For a Day of Remembrance In Memoriam The South Carolina Silent Witness Story Tuesday, October 4, 2011 11:00 a.m. South Steps South Carolina State House Grounds A solemn ceremony to remember those who died as a result of domestic violence during 2010 View event flyer.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Prepared Remarks for: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform June 17, 2011 Field Hearing Thank you Chairman Issa and members of the House Oversight Committee for inviting me here today. This hearing is about far more than Boeing or South Carolina. It is about an individual’s right to allocate capital in the way they believe best serves their business. As Attorney General, it is my duty as South Carolina’s chief legal officer to defend our constitution, our State, and our citizens. Fifteen Attorneys General, representing both right-to-work and union states, have joined me…
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Columbia, S.C. / Austin, T.X. –South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today authored an amicus brief on behalf of a bipartisan, 16-state coalition that opposes the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposal to punish employers for creating new jobs in right-to-work states. The brief, which was joined by attorneys general from both right-to-work and unionized states, explains that the NLRB’s unprecedented enforcement action would stifle job creation and economic opportunity in all states. The brief, authored by and South Carolina and Texas, was joined by the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,…
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The State – Wednesday, Jun. 01, 2011 By Alan Wilson – Guest Columnist The National Labor Relations Board’s recent actions against Boeing and state labor laws amount to politics as usual: The president promised administrative action “to make sure that it’s easier for unions to operate,” and he kept that promise by stocking the NLRB with people who will do just that. In April, the labor board filed a complaint to stop Boeing from expanding 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina. The board has since issued a memo seeking to force companies to receive NLRB and union approval before moving…
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Columbia – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and eight (8) other state attorneys general have replied to a complaint filed against Boeing Corporation by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The complaint charges Boeing with the commission of an unfair labor practice, but appears to do so without legal and factual foundation. The board claims Boeing is prohibited from expanding production of its planes beyond the reach of unions currently associated with its workers in Washington State. South Carolina is a staunch right to work state. In reality, Boeing expanded its production of 787 Dreamliners to South Carolina…
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Dear Ms. Jackson: As state Attorneys General, we are writing to ask the EPA to defer its program of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations so that Congress can be given an opportunity to evaluate both the need and timing of such regulations. Such deferral is especially important to us given the disruption that the rapid implementation of the EPA program is causing to the state administrative agencies that we advise and the businesses those agencies have been tasked with regulating. As you know, litigation is now underway challenging various aspects of the GHG regulations, as well as the Endangerment Finding on…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson today asked SLED Chief Mark Keel to review evidence of potential voter fraud in the state. The evidence was uncovered by Kevin Shwedo, Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, during an extensive review of data related to the state’s new Voter I.D. law. “Director Shwedo’s research has revealed evidence that over nine hundred deceased people appear to have ‘voted’ in recent elections in South Carolina,” said Wilson. “This is an alarming number, and clearly necessitates an investigation into potential criminal activity. I have asked SLED Chief Keel to review Director Shwedo’s research.” In his letter…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the State of South Carolina and Governor Nikki Haley have filed motions to both allow the State’s immigration law to take effect on January 1, 2012, as scheduled, and to halt further hearings in the matter until the United States Supreme Court issues a ruling on Arizona’s law. The two laws are nearly identical. The motions, filed today by Attorney General Wilson on behalf of both defendants, ask “that Act 69 of 2011 be allowed to take effect in January as scheduled.” The motions explain, “To say that this case before the Supreme…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that Jamey Busbee, 30, of 118 Bluefield Court in Lexington, South Carolina, was arrested on November 9, 2011, in an Internet Predator case investigated by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile announced today that the South Carolina State Grand Jury has indicted fifteen (15) individuals for their involvement in criminal gang activity. The gang, known as “Gasgsta Disciples,” is an organization aligned with the “Folk Nation.”
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