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adequately controlled by either the legislative or executive branches. Executive functions such as building and fleet management and I.T. were controlled by committee, and legislative oversight of state agencies did not exist. Change had been stymied by turf battles between governors and legislative leaders. Sheheen saw that improving government did not have to be a zero-sum game, so he introduced the
Government Restructuring Act of 2014. The Act created a Department of Administration run by the Governor's appointee to handle truly administrative tasks. It abolished the Budget and Control Board and created a system of legislative oversight, ensuring that state agency operations will be reviewed by legislative committees to guard against mission creep, incompetence, and scandal. Sheheen worked tirelessly to bring Republican and Democratic leaders together to pass his Restructuring Act, and it became law in February 2014.
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Carolina. The bill was backed by Republicans and Democrats. Working closely with House Speaker Jay Lucas, Sheheen pushed through the bill with enough votes to override a veto from the governor. South Carolina's roads will see an infusion of more than half a billion dollars per year in an effort to responsibly make them better.
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Carolina had not seen a major infusion of funding for roads since 1987, and the potholes and crumbling asphalt proved it. Many in South Carolina said this state of affairs would not change, but in 2017, President Pro Tem of the Senate, Hugh Leatherman, tasked Sheheen with leading a committee to
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The Right Way: Getting the Palmetto State Back on Track
2041:"Senate Takes on Dept. of Administration Creation".
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1672:"Vincent Sheheen: Moving South Carolina Forward"
1646:"Vincent Sheheen: Moving South Carolina Forward"
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2158:Schechter, Maayan (January 22, 2021).
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2133:"South Carolina Election Results"
1806:Weiner, Rachel (April 10, 2013).
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1891:The Green Book of South Carolina
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2446:Ross Turner
2293:James Smith
2266:Tommy Moore
2240:Appearances
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2169:October 30,
1819:October 21,
1791:October 28,
1760:October 21,
1729:October 28,
1549:December 5,
1521:November 5,
1482:Joel Lourie
1384:Independent
1363:Libertarian
1144:Nikki Haley
1068:Re-elected
1045:Re-elected
1022:Re-elected
979:Vote share
514:Nikki Haley
389:Nikki Haley
175:Preceded by
130:Preceded by
2861:Categories
2815:Democratic
2806:Republican
2743:Sandy Senn
2734:Brad Hutto
2572:Mia McLeod
2509:Wes Climer
2419:Tom Corbin
2365:Brad Hutto
2273:Democratic
2251:news story
2235:Vote Smart
1618:"IDC Team"
1495:References
1465:Republican
1448:1,246,301
1430:Write-ins
1388:Tom Ervin
1342:Democratic
1312:Republican
1292:Candidate
1259:Republican
1209:Write-ins
1169:Democratic
1137:Republican
1117:Candidate
1085:Incumbent
1065:Unopposed
1062:Incumbent
1042:Unopposed
1039:Incumbent
1019:Unopposed
1016:Incumbent
993:Open seat
816:newspapers
600:newspapers
410:Background
379:twice, in
349:politician
247:Democratic
217:1971-04-29
38:neutrality
36:political
2788:Tom Davis
1918:Governing
1845:April 19,
1781:The State
1724:The State
1604:The State
1583:April 10,
1573:The State
1488:podcast.
1244:1,344,198
1224:Majority
1091:Defeated
973:Opponent
967:Position
777:does not
561:does not
464:land bank
365:Lancaster
295:Education
284:Relatives
258:Amy Renee
165:In office
120:In office
49:talk page
2392:Rex Rice
1349:516,166
1323:696,645
1284:Results
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1150:690,525
1109:Results
999:Elected
345:attorney
276:Children
42:disputed
2231:Profile
2224:at the
2043:WLTX-TV
1840:WOLO-TV
1453:100.0%
1439:−0.16%
1418:−1.05%
1391:11,496
1370:15,438
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