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Legislation to Reform South Carolina Public Service Panel Heads to Governor.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2004

By Clay Barbour, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 11--COLUMBIA, S.C.--Two years after it was first proposed, legislation overhauling the state's Public Service Commission is heading for the governor's desk.

Both houses of the General Assembly Tuesday adopted conference committee changes made to the embattled PSC reform bill, a piece of legislation that had the House and Senate at odds for the better part of a year.

Two years ago, legislators questioned the qualifications of certain candidates for the agency. The ensuing investigation led to charges of nepotism and other inappropriate activities.

Angered over the state of the agency and tired of arguing over reforms, Senate...

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