A group of people from diverse backgrounds say the solution is in better collaboration and better governance. That is something the governor has been advocating for higher education on the whole since he was on the campaign trail.

This is not about any one individual. It's about making sure that, whether it's a mayor or judge or legislator or constitutional officer, preferential treatment should never enter the realm of law enforcement.

He's laid out pretty much where he's coming from in the coming (legislative) session. What he says really shouldn't be too much of a surprise.

If you look at our labor force, despite a slight decline in the past month, our labor force is still the fourth fastest growing in the U.S..

In Congress, Gov. Sanford had a record of opposing providing social services to illegal aliens.

At the same time, taxpayers should be outraged that the Senate is spending almost a billion dollars more than what was being spent last year - and not a dime of new money is going to be returned to the hardworking people of this state.

They both believe very strongly that preferential treatment should never be a factor when enforcing the law. The director has communicated that to (the) Highway Patrol very clearly at the governor's request.

It's certainly not something we'd support. The governor has been talking for the better part of five years about restructuring government to make it more accountable to the executive branch. This runs completely counter to accountability in government.

The bill in its current form does a lot less to address what businesses from across the state have told us. The workers' compensation system is broken and this doesn't do nearly enough.

It's statutory. And we asked city and county governmental agencies to comply.