]> http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2007/05/03/south-carolina-bill-gets-hearing Comments for "South Carolina Bill Gets Hearing" en http://www.publicampaign.org/blog/2007/05/03/south-carolina-bill-gets-hearing South Carolina has seen Clean Elections legislation introduced every year since 2000, but this year&#39;s bill, introduced by Sen. Clementa Pinckney (D) is seeing more progress.  A hearing of the bill in the the Senate Judiciary Committee prompted <a href="http://thetandd.com/articles/2007/05/03/ap-state-sc/d8osgt4g1.txt">this article</a> in <em>The Times and Democrat </em>with Pinckney expressing a hope that Clean Elections will restore trust in the state legislature. Thu, 03 May 2007 15:30:12 +0000