http://senatorthomasalexander.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:52:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Angela Lattimore racks up more than $1,900 in medical bills every month. But with income of just $1,500, she can only afford to pay around $300 and still provide a home for herself and her 10-year-old son. She and other kidney dialysis patients say Medigap insurance would help. And next Wednesday they ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2010/03/08/patients-in-gap-ask-state-to-let-them-buy-coverage/ South Carolina senators are considering banning teens under 18 from driving while holding a cell phone to their ear. A Senate Judiciary subcommittee is set to debate the bill on Wednesday. It is among six bills in the Legislature this year that would bar drivers from text messaging, using a hand-held cell ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2010/02/11/sc-bill-could-ban-teen-drivers-from-using-cell/ The Senate gave key approval Tuesday to some real estate buyers and investors in hopes of giving a boost to property sales. The Senate, after tense negotiations for the first month of the legislative session, approved legislation that would eliminate additional taxes at the point of sale on second homes, businesses ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2010/02/11/senate-backs-tax-break/ Call it a stimulus plan, South Carolina style. The state Senate has given key approval to property tax breaks for anyone who buys commercial property or a second home this year. Such properties would get smaller tax breaks if they change hands after 2010. The goal is to encourage commercial property sales. The ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2010/02/11/real-estate-tax-break-gets-key-approval/ Five Americans have formed a national advocacy group to spread the word that cell phones are a distraction American drivers cannot handle. Jennifer Smith of Grapevine, Texas, Judy Teater of Spring Lake, Mich., Shelley Forney of Ft. Collins, Colo., Rob Reynolds of Omaha, Neb., and Elissa Schee of Citra, Fla., all ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2010/01/19/alexander-bryant-work-to-make-streets-safer-with-texting-ban/ Lacey Councill pulls a black piece of rubber shaped like a lung off a shelf in her office. Then she reaches for Mr. Gross Mouth, a model of what the mouth of a smoker often looks like. These are her props. Through a program called Doclink, Councill uses these tools to teach ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2009/12/15/sc-tax-increase-proposed-on-tobacco/ Push To Raise Tax By Another 50 Cents Per Pack The tax on cigarettes in South Carolina isn't just low, it's the lowest anywhere in the nation. "South Carolina does have the lowest cigarette tax in the nation: 7 cents," said Sen. Thomas Alexander, a Republican who represents Oconee County. " The last ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2009/12/10/south-carolina-smokers-could-pay-more/ The centerpiece of many teens' lives -- the cell phone -- has been targeted by state lawmakers who want drivers to take their fingers off the buttons and wrap them around the steering wheel. Three Upstate legislators are seeking separate crackdowns on cell-phone use while driving. One bill would ban texting for ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2009/12/08/state-cell-phone-limits-sought/ Mayor Larry Abernathy wants Clemson to join the growing list of places that prohibit sending and receiving cell phone text messages, or texting, while driving. Abernathy announced during Monday’s meeting of the City Council that he will introduce a measure outlawing texting while driving when the council next meets on Dec. ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2009/12/07/clemson-mayor-to-seek-ban-on-texting-while-driving/ Come on out to the Applebee's Breakfast with Santa on December 12 from 7:30 am- 9:30 am. Proceeds benefit Safe Kids of Oconee County. Who: Santa!! Where: Applebee's on Hwy 123, Seneca SC When: December 12, 2009 7:30 am- 9: 30 am Why: to benefit Safe Kids Cost: Adults $7.00 Children (12 & under) $4.00 Please ... http://senatorthomasalexander.com/2009/11/24/applebees-breakfast-with-santa/