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Tuesday, July 31, 2012  A panel is meeting to determine if voters will need clarification on a particular ballot option when they head to the polls in November.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Glenn McConnell has been sworn in as the lieutenant governor of South Carolina.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  It’s a shift in power at the South Carolina state house. Tuesday Senator Glenn McConnell is set to be sworn in as South Carolina’s new Lieutenant Governor.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  The leaders of South Carolina's Republican-controlled Legislature say they will not use an additional $913 million in revenue to boost agencies' budgets back to pre-recession levels.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  A panel looking at ways to overhaul South Carolina's finances is planning to meet to discuss ways to tighten the state's belt.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  South Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is proposing a five-point plan to keep the state "fiscally fit".

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  The state Supreme Court ruled this week that the long-held practice of letting local legislators decide the fate of a bill that solely affects their district is unconstitutional. The court says the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto applies to the number of legislators present, not a local delegation.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is urging lawmakers to take up a bill Haley requested they return for during a scheduled return next Tuesday.  The Department of Administration bill, which would give Haley more control over the state's day-to-day operations, was not originally covered under the issues to be discussed under the Sine Die Resolution.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman say in court documents that Gov. Mark Sanford should not have vetoed the $29 million budget for the board that oversees key state operations.