http://representativekelly.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:44:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our shared conservative philosophy dictates that the only thing government should do to create jobs is get out of the way of business and do whatever is necessary to help the private sector create those jobs. The House Republicans took two major steps in that direction this week with the passage ... http://representativekelly.com/helping-companies-create-jobs-in-south-carolina.htm ShareThis http://representativekelly.com/march-9-video-update.htm The state House on Thursday approved a massive bill that eliminates the corporate income tax and provides a wide array of incentives in an effort to spur job creation. Eliminating the tax will cost the state about $170 million a year when it is completely phased out in 10 years. The ... http://representativekelly.com/state-jobs-bill-would-end-corporate-income-tax.htm Lawmakers return to Columbia Tuesday to face a deepening budget crisis and record unemployment. Job creation will be the main focus during the session that opens at noon Tuesday, according to area lawmakers. But also high on the agenda will be taking a knife to a budget that's already had $1.5 ... http://representativekelly.com/south-carolina-lawmakers-to-focus-on-jobs.htm For six months, members of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation sparred over whether a simple majority or a weighted vote was required to elect a chairman and vice chairman. Today, the state Supreme Court left no doubt. In a 5-0 decision, the justices said a simple majority was all that was ... http://representativekelly.com/supreme-court-says-simple-majority-can-elect-chairman.htm You Know Me You know that I work tirelessly for our area and I put the needs of Spartanburg County families above everything else. I’ve always made constituent service my top priority. You know that I’ve been working around the clock to pass conservative reforms in Columbia. I’ve helped pass spending ... http://representativekelly.com/im-running-again-to-change-columbia.htm I thought y'all would be interested in this article that ran today in the Spartanburg Herald Journal. State Rep. Joey Millwood on Thursday introduced a bill calling for an independent audit of school districts across the state, as well as the Department of Education. Millwood said Spartanburg School District 7 was not ... http://representativekelly.com/kelly-wont-support-tax-increase.htm State Rep. Keith Kelly expects a bill that would cap increases in state spending to sail through the House. The bill, introduced Thursday, would limit spending increases to a formula based on population growth plus inflation. A companion bill would increase the state's general reserve account from 3 percent of the ... http://representativekelly.com/local-legislators-back-bill-to-limit-spending.htm Legislators will attempt to cut about $490 million Lawmakers will return to Columbia Monday to begin hacking away at the state's $7 billion budget. The state's Board of Economic Advisors last week cut revenue estimates for the fiscal year by 6 percent, setting the stage for the Legislature's special session. House Speaker ... http://representativekelly.com/state-budget-to-go-under-the-knife.htm For a bill that won't be pre-filed until December, Rep. Nathan Ballentine's proposal to require candidates to disclose all contributions online within 48 hours during the two-week blackout period before elections has generated a lot of discussion. I saw Rep. Keith Kelly, R-Spartanburg, tonight at the Spartanburg County GOP Bronze Elephant ... http://representativekelly.com/kelly-making-ballentines-bill-better.htm