Top challenges in front of state lawmakers

Fresh from a re-organization meeting for the next session of the state representatives, one Oconee lawmaker thinks he has a handle on what are to be the top legislative issues during 2017.  Representative Bill Whitmire, Walhalla Republican, admitted yesterday that job one will be some kind of permanent solution to how South Carolina will fund the repair of its roads and bridges.  Ranked high among things to do accomplish also, he says, is a reform of the state’s pension system.