[Mark] Sanford thinks much could be accomplished on economic development when lawmakers return in January for Sanford’s final General Assembly session.
Lawmakers agreed the stimulus debate did little to further damage the relationship, but noted years of conflicts often fueled by gubernatorial press conferences had left little rapport between Republican Sanford and the Republican-controlled Legislature.
But lawmakers said that if anything can bring the two sides together, it is the state’s growing jobless rate ”” now 12.1 percent.