Jeffrey Collins | Associated Press
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The legislative board that screens University of South Carolina trustees is refusing to send chair C. Dorn Smith as well as trustees Thad Westbrook, C. Edward Floyd, John von Lehe and Charles Williams to a May 4 election by the General Assembly.
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South Carolina Democrats have lined up more than 1,000 amendments in an attempt to delay a vote on a bill that would have their state ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges.
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A small group of powerful lawmakers is refusing to approve reelection bids for five University of South Carolina trustees.
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The South Carolina House approved the state's $14 billion budget in one day with little debate over big ticket items. The House voted 108-7 late Monday to give the budget key approval.
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A bill that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing in girls sports in South Carolina is is suddenly back in front of lawmakers.
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The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal that would add the state to a list of states calling for a convention to propose specific amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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The South Carolina House has unanimously approved allowing two weeks of early voting and other changes to the state election laws. The 114-0 vote on Wednesday brought Democrats and Republicans together on issues that have been contentious in other states.
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The parents of Jamal Sutherland, a mentally ill Black man who died in the Charleston County, South Carolina, jail, are calling for state lawmakers to pass both a hate crimes law and a bill specifying excessive force by officers is illegal.
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The Republican-dominated South Carolina House has unanimously passed a $600 million income tax cut in less than 15 minutes of debate. Much of that short time Wednesday was spent with Democrats praising the proposal.
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A school choice bill in South Carolina has lawmakers, teachers and school administrators mostly in agreement. The bill would require every school district in the state to offer some type of program to send children to a school outside their zoned areas.