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SOUTH CAROLINA: Taxes have been the #1 defensive issue in South Carolina for the past 2 years because of shortfalls in Medicaid funding and other areas of the state general, revenue fund. Gov. Carroll Campbell has used industry support to lobby effectively for his programs in exchange for assistance for the governor's office to defeat taxes. This should be the same agenda for 1994. The Lobby Team will attempt to impact the state's use of "assist program" dollars. Pro-actively, Charitable Disclosure legislation will be introduced using third party coalition, and public affairs support to assist with passage. The antis are expected to introduce for the third year smoking bans in restaurants, and attempt to repeal current pre-emption law. RESOURCES NEEDED: PRO-ACTIVE AND DEFENSIVE AGENDA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS $40,000. STATE LOBBY TEAM: LOBBYISTS: DWIGHT DRAKE $70,000. (TBN) TOM SMITH $60,000. DERIAL OGBURN $28,000. PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT: CHARITABLE DISCLOSURE EXP. $3,500. EXP $9,000. EXP $1,400. LTES MAJOR NEWSPAPERS 3 MARKETS COALITION SUPPORT PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT: ASSIST PROGRAM STATE LOBBY TEAM PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT: TAXES MASS MOBILE, PHONE CALLS 1 HIT HOUSE AND SENATE DIRECT MAIL, 1 HIT LTES MAJOR NEWSPAPERS 3 MARKETS MEDIA INTERVIEWS, 3 MARKETS ORGANIZATION SUPPORT: TBN GEO-POLITICAL STUDIES CURRENT CROSS-BORDER STUDIES POLL PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT: SMOKING BANS MASS MOBILE,I HIT DIRECT MAIL, 1 HIT LTES MAJOR NEWSPAPERS 3 MARKETS ORGANIZATION SUPPORT: ALL ISSUES CATEGORY TOTAL $4,000. STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $500. SC RETAIL FEDERATION $500. SC WHOLESALE GROCERS ASSOC $500. SC RESTAURANT ASSOC $500. SC RETAIL GROCERS ASSOC $500. ~ 6 SC ASSOC OF CONVENIENCE STORES $500. rn MISC. OTHER GROUPS THAT MAY COME INTO PLAY ON TAX ISSUES $1,000. N 4~ 0 EVENTS: CATEGORY TOTAL $25 000 A W ~ , . CAROLINA CUP $500. P

LEGISLATIVE RECEPTIONS $5,000. HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HOUSE HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE SENATE HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE FUNCTION FOR SPEAKER FUNCTION FOR LT. GOVERNOR FUNCTION FOR GOVERNOR SC BARBECUE/SHAG FESTIVAL $1,000. TBN EVENTS $10,000. BLACK CAUCUS RECEPTION $3,000. COLUMBIA URBAN LEAGUE $1,500. MISC. SUPPORT FOR PRO-ACTIVE AND DEFENSIVE ORIEN'1'ED EVENTS $4,000. 501(C)(3) (OFF-BUDGET) CATHGORYTOTAL $4,000.. NAACP $4,000.