>>no, >> senator shaheen? >>no. >> what would your remedy before the education funding crisis in south carolina now. ? >> we submitted legislation and got a number of sponsors two years ago. ywas a recommendation that we do the comprehensive tax reform i talked about but also that we have student-centered of funding and we get rid of the antiquated funding system we have that has created this terrible and on just disparities -- about on just disparities. --unjust disparity spreaies. there would be a couple of weightings for children and kids for special needs and get you don't speak english. the fourth category would be for poverty so that schools and districts who have large percentages of children ii poverty would actually get more money, not less, to break the cycle of poverty. that cycle of poverty as old as back in south carolina as but as any single dynamic. we need to fund public education differently. that plan would do it. we have not been able to get through the legislature. >> that is why -- [applau

>> senator shaheen, let me -- it's a very good question. let me say our reorganization is not cosmetic. our reorganization is essentially blowing up mms and it into different parts of the department and separating functions to avoid both perceived and real conflicts of interest it is overhaul of this function of the government in every cplete sense of the way. it doesn't mean that things that we did will taken away. for example, still requiring ethics training and having ethics counselors and having hics part of the performance standards, that all will be done, as well. what we have done under the secretarial order and will be implementing is a complete reconstruction of the mms function and deputy secretary david hayes would likeo comment on that, as well. >> senator, you raise a point that is central to our thinking in terms o the reorganization effort. in our view is that what is most necessary is a clarity of mission and under the current structure where you have the folks forward leaning under the statute leasing and being encouraged t

>> senator shaheen, let me -- it's a very good question. say our reorganization is not cosmetic. our reorganization is essentially blowing up mms and put into different parts of the department and separating functions to avoid bot perceived and real conflicts of interest it is overhaul of this function of the government in every complete sense of the way. it doesn't mean that things that we did bill taken away. for example, still requiring ethics training and having ethics counselors and having ethics part of the performance standards, that all will be done, as well. what we have done under the secretarial order and will be implementing is a complete reconstruction of the mms function and deputy secretary david hayes would like to comment on that, as well. >> senator, you raise a point that is central to our thinking in terms of the reorganization effort. in our view is that what is most necessary is a clarity of mission and under the current structure where you have the folks forward leaning under the state leasing and being encouraged to

interest in south carolina particularly if state representative hail seable to beat state senator shaheento see who she might back going into a republican presidential primary in 2012. >> woodruff: all right, we're going to leave it there. adolphus belk, with winthrop university, and amy walter, with the hotline. thank you, both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: finally tonight, six weeks after a devastating flood, nashville looks to make a comeback. jeffrey brown has the story. 7 ♪ >> brown: if it's nashville and there's a need to rouse the community what, better way than music? last night, the capital of country music staged a special benefit concert dubbed, "nashville rising," to aid victims of the floodinging that hit this city and early tennessee in early may. in a 24-hour stretch, beginning may 1, nashville and the surrounding area got drenched in 13 inches of rain, causing the bank of the cumberland river to overflow. more than 30 people died in the region. at least 12,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. parts of downtown nashville were inundated with water. and landmarks, including the

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