Episodes

  • City Quick Connect: Risk Management Services Conference 7/3/25

    City Quick Connect: Risk Management Services Conference 7/3/25
    Jul 3 2025
    The Municipal Association of SC Risk Management Services will host its first-ever conference in Columbia on August 25 – 27, which is free for members of the SC Municipal Insurance Trust and SC Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund. Loss Control Manager Bethany Pendley and Data and Training Analyst Joy Gloster discuss the many safety and risk-related topics on the agenda.
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    22 mins
  • From the Dome to Your Home 6/27/25

    From the Dome to Your Home 6/27/25
    Jun 27 2025
    Casey Fields and Jake Broom discuss the newly passed liquor liability reform bill with Steve Cook, owner of four Columbia-area restaurants, who advocated for it as a member of the Responsible Hospitality Reform Alliance. They discuss the impacts of liquor liability insurance costs on the restaurant industry, and how municipalities can work with business owners in attracting restaurant development.
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    33 mins
  • City Quick Connect: Updating the Business Licensing Class Schedule 6/13/25

    City Quick Connect: Updating the Business Licensing Class Schedule 6/13/25
    Jun 13 2025
    Act 176, the Business License Tax Standardization Act, requires municipalities with a business license to update their class schedule every odd-numbered year, including 2025. Manager for Local Revenue Services Caitlin Cothran and Revenue Analyst Kaylee Summerton discuss how the process works, details to consider and resources available to help business license administrators.
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    33 mins
  • City Quick Connect: 2025 Annual Meeting Preview 6/6/25

    City Quick Connect: 2025 Annual Meeting Preview 6/6/25
    Jun 6 2025
    Municipal Association Executive Director Todd Glover and Chief Operating Officer Jake Broom preview the 2025 Annual Meeting, taking place on Hilton Head Island July 16 – 20. It will have sessions focused on civility and communication in local government, attracting remote workers, gun violence reduction, competing for commercial development, and the new IMPACT Fund grant, among others. Learn more: www.masc.sc/2025-annual-meeting
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    38 mins
  • From the Dome to Your Home 5/30/25

    From the Dome to Your Home 5/30/25
    May 30 2025
    Daina Riley Phillips and Erica Wright join the podcast to talk about the work of the SC Department of Transportation Modernization Ad Hoc Committee, passage of the military TIF district bill and the version of the state budget to come out of conference committee.
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    36 mins
  • From the Dome to Your Home 5/16/25

    From the Dome to Your Home 5/16/25
    May 15 2025
    Casey Fields and Jake Broom discuss the state’s newly passed liquor liability reform bill, H3430, which addresses one of the Municipal Association’s Advocacy Initiatives for this legislative session. The new law changes how liability for damages are assigned to bars and restaurants selling alcohol significantly. It also establishes new requirements for alcohol server training, and steps businesses can take to reduce their liability.
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    33 mins
  • From the Dome to Your Home 5/9/25

    From the Dome to Your Home 5/9/25
    May 9 2025
    As the regular session ends, Casey Fields and Jake Broom cover passage of a liquor liability bill and the state budget entering into conference committee. They also discuss bills that must now wait until 2026 for further action, including the zero-millage bill and income tax reform.
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    29 mins
  • From the Dome to Your Home 5/2/25

    From the Dome to Your Home 5/2/25
    May 2 2025
    With three legislative days left in the regular session, Casey Fields and Jake Broom discuss passage of the military tax increment financing bill, and the advancement of both the zero-millage bill and the boat tax reduction bill.
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    31 mins