African American Legislators Call Judicial Elections a 'Travesty'
The fallout from the 2017 V.C. Summer Nuclear failure continues at the Statehouse. This year lawmakers are dealing with what may be the hard part of unwinding the debacle; what to do about state owned utility Santee Cooper.
When the VC Summer project went belly-up in 2017, Santee Cooper’s share of the debt for the project was $4 Billion, increasing its' total debt to $8 Billion. The nuclear debacle immediately led to renewed calls by some for the state to sell Santee Cooper. A special committee considering its’ future is set to begin reviewing proposals from entities interested in buying.
And, a joint session of the House and Senate this week turned ugly when some black lawmakers briefly walked out of the chamber upset over judicial elections.
