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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Times and Democrat. June 11, 2024. Editorial: Clock ticking toward deadline for SC Real ID If you want a South Carolina REAL ID for U.S. domestic travel, you officially have less than a year to get it. The new federal identification requirements begin...
US Rep. Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from a critic to an ally of former President Donald Trump and make headlines for plenty of things off the House floor. Mace defeated...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. May 23, 2024. Editorial: SC Freedom Caucus wastes money, blocks serious work with its unserious stunts No one should be surprised that SLED determined that all the hysteria around S.C. voter registration forms sent to noncitizens was totally and...
South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. When the ink dried, South Carolina became the 25th state to restrict or ban such care for minors. The governor announced the signing on social...
South Carolina governor vetoes bills to erase criminal history in gun and bad check cases
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster vetoed three bills Tuesday that would have required the erasing the records of people convicted of certain gun, fraudulent check and underage alcohol sales crimes. The three vetoes are the only ones the governor has issued...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Index-Journal. May 14, 2024. Editorial: Setting sail with state legislature Primary elections are just around the corner. Given how this year’s legislative session ended, it might be a good time to assess how well your lawmakers did. Or didn’t. What...
South Carolina governor happy with tax cuts, teacher raises but wants health and energy bills done
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he is glad the General Assembly raised teacher salaries and cut taxes in the 2024 regular session that ended last week, but he thinks they still have more work to do before they go home for good. McMaster wants to...
1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues. ...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. May 7, 2024. Editorial: 3 days and 2 reforms that could transform 2024 SC legislative session With three days remaining, there’s still time for the S.C. Legislature to salvage something substantive from a 2024 session that’s on track to have...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. April 27, 2024. Editorial: This bill can make SC more attractive to teachers without costing taxpayers a penny On Wednesday evening, the South Carolina Senate locked in another set of significant raises for state teachers by passing a budget with the...
