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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Sep. 21, 2023 07:18 AM EDT

Post and Courier. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Don’t be fooled by updated snake oil, even if our legislators are A reporter for S.C. Public Radio summed up the public display that occurred at the Statehouse on Tuesday with this social media post: “Turned on the...

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections

Sep. 19, 2023 18:23 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. South Carolina used to be one of most prolific states in the nation when it came to...

Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict new ban

Sep. 14, 2023 18:06 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion providers urged South Carolina’s highest court on Thursday to lengthen the narrow window when a pregnancy can be legally terminated under the state’s strict new ban. The conservative state's all-male Supreme Court last month upheld a so-called...

Vaccine skeptics dominate South Carolina pandemic preparation meeting as COVID-19 cases rise

Sep. 12, 2023 17:05 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A meeting Tuesday of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best counter future pandemics was dominated by vaccine skeptics pushing concerns about COVID-19 immunizations that are unaccepted by the greater medical community. Members of the all-Republican...

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane

Sep. 05, 2023 18:34 PM EDT

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia also pummeled...

In the pivotal South Carolina primary, Republican candidates search for a path against Donald Trump

Sep. 04, 2023 00:08 AM EDT

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A microphone in hand, Sen. Tim Scott left the podium at a recent barbecue event in South Carolina and made his way through tables draped in red, white and blue as attendees finished plates of pulled pork and baked beans. As he talked about his campaign, Scott...

Live updates | Idalia causing widespread flooding in coastal South Carolina

Aug. 30, 2023 20:33 PM EDT

Follow live updates about Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm and is now crossing Georgia as a tropical storm. What to know — Hurricane Idalia rapidly strengthened as it fed on some of the hottest water on the planet during...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Aug. 17, 2023 20:22 PM EDT

Times and Democrat. August 12, 2023. Editorial: Law is important step in battling fentanyl in S.C. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reports that drug overdose deaths in the state continue to increase. From 2020 to 2021,...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Jul. 26, 2023 17:03 PM EDT

Post and Courier. July 19, 2023. Editorial: We hope SC Ports Authority wins, but union victory wouldn’t be ‘disaster’ The dispute over whether union workers or state employees will operate the large ship-to-shore cranes at the Leatherman Terminal in North...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Jul. 13, 2023 15:24 PM EDT

Times and Democrat. July 8, 2023. Editorial: SC takes another key step to aid military families South Carolina continues to grow as a military-friendly state. It is home to eight major military installations and more than 417,000 military veterans, the...