Sen. Ronnie Cromer acted in your interest last week.

He submitted a Senate proposal to keep new business applications open to the public.

That will protect your right to learn if someone wants to open a sexuallyoriented or other unwanted business in your community.

The Chronicle appreciates Sen. Cromer’s swift action to protect your rights.

This was just in time for Sunshine Week, an observance of the importance of open government and danger of unneeded secrecy.

The Chronicle stands up for you by publishing the latest news about:

1. Excessive electric rates by Dominion Energy (formerly SC Electric & Gas) and taxpayer-owned Santee Cooper utilities.

2. Public Service Commission approval of Blue Granite (formerly Carolina Water) rates despite poor service and water quality.

3. What state officials do – or fail to do – with millions of your gas tax hike dollars.

4. Federal actions against the SCE&G executives who took more than $2 billion from you and other ratepayers.

5. What Santee Cooper’s sale could cost Mid-Carolina Electric members.

6. Lexington County’s swift response to the corona virus pandemic.

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Thank you for joining our family of readers.

– MacLeod & Jerry Bellune