Image by Governor's OfficeImage by sanford.jpg We doubt there are any colorful balloons near Sanford today -- thought I doubt he's too surprised by the news.

In what's becoming a bit of an annual tradition, the state's lawmakers overrode all of Governor Mark Sanford's vetoes.

Read more stories on this subject in our legislation topic page. The State has a nice write-up on the news, while The Post and Courier offers a full list of now-approved legislation.

Most interesting of the bills that got through were new rules on where sex offenders can live and payday lending.