Roads, Retirement Reform, & REAL ID This 8th week of legislative session was jam-packed with sweeping solutions to three major problems facing our state. In the House, we passed a bill to … [Read more...]

An Initial Budget, Education Improvements & Fighting the Opioid Epidemic   The South Carolina House of Representatives had a busy week producing an initial state budget, moving again on … [Read more...]

Remembering Representative Joseph H. “Joe” Neal This 6th week of the legislative session was marked with sorrow as we lost a friend and colleague, Representative Joseph H. “Joe” Neal of Hopkins, … [Read more...]

  Business License Reform, Movement on Roads Legislation, & Freedom of Information Act Our 5th week of legislative work in 2017 was the busiest yet as committees and subcommittees … [Read more...]

We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Representative Joe Neal. We want to express our most sincere sympathies and offer our prayers to Representative Neal and his family during this difficult … [Read more...]

Read the full story here: http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article131038264.html … [Read more...]

A New Justice, Appointments, & In-State Tuition for Veterans Each year, the General Assembly convenes in a joint legislative session to fill judicial seats throughout our state, … [Read more...]

A New Governor & School Choice Week This week it came as no surprise to my Republican colleagues and me to see the U.S. Senate confirm former Governor Nikki Haley to serve as Ambassador to the … [Read more...]

(Columbia, SC) - House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) released the following statement upon Governor Henry McMaster’s swearing-in:   “Today is a historic day for the people of South … [Read more...]

A Long-Term Infrastructure Solution The State House was bustling this week as a bill to fix our broken roadways and bridges was introduced in the House. I’ve heard from so many of you about the … [Read more...]

A Business Plan for 2017 This week was the first week back in session for the General Assembly. We returned to Columbia with a long list of issues to tackle and a shorter period of time in which to … [Read more...]

House Passes Partial Road Funding Bill Amends legislation to include DOT reform   (Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement after the … [Read more...]