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Beaufort County Schools starting cell phone ban in August
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – Public school students in South Carolina will be a little less connected this coming school year, that’s after the state barred cell phone use in schools throughout the Palmetto State. The clause was one of a number of funding stipulations that a committee approved during days of negotiations on the state’s […]
Clyburn says he plans to talk to Biden to give assessment
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said in an interview that aired Tuesday he plans to talk to President Biden soon to give him an assessment of his “standing” with Americans in the wake of the president’s rough debate performance. “I did plan to … talk with him later today or … tomorrow morning,” Clyburn said in…
This Is The Richest Person In South Carolina
According to thestate.com, Forbes has released their annual list of the richest Americans. And there are a lot of them. You will find a billionaire in 47 of our 50 states. Combined, these 54 people have a collective bank account of 1.6 trillion dollars. That’s trillion with a t. That is a big jump from last year’s total. Forbes says that is a $100 billion increase over last year.
SC economy continues to outperform
New data on 2023 employment growth across the United States has been released. How did our state’s performance compare with the rest of the country? Mike Switzer interviews Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at the College of Business & Behavioral Science and Alumni Professor of Economics Emeritus, both at Clemson University. He is also the Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center which publishes his Economic Situation Report.
SC technology hub gets $45 million in federal money for energy projects
COLUMBIA — A conglomerate of South Carolina colleges, a federal nuclear research laboratory and the state’s economic development agency won a $45 million federal grant to establish a technology hub focused on developing new energy technologies. The hub, known as SC Nexus, was one of just a dozen federally recognized tech hubs awarded federal funding […] The post SC technology hub gets $45 million in federal money for energy projects appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Hello Family Shares Transformative Results, Expands Countywide
In a little more than two years, Hello Family — a unique collection of support systems for young children and their families — has gone from an idea to scale up and build capacity for early childhood services utilizing an innovative “pay for success” funding model to being hailed in Forbes as “the holy grail of success” for the organization’s work to improve birth outcomes, increase school readiness, and enhance childhood health and well-being in Spartanburg.
SCRA awards $50K grant to ThreatCaptain, welcomes Treblehook as member
South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced July 2 it awarded a $50,000 acceleration grant to ThreatCaptain LLC of Greenville. The information technology startup is a financial cyber risk tool tailored specifically for managed service providers. FRD Accel LLC...
South Carolina to start multimillion-dollar forensic review of $1.8B outlay
(The Center Square) — A South Carolina taxpayer-funded forensic accounting review could soon answer questions about roughly $1.8 billion officials found in a state account. On Oct. 31, 2023, South Carolina Comptroller General Brian Gaines sent a letter to South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, directing Loftis to research the account's origins. It marked the start of a months-long Senate investigation that exposed what a Senate Finance Committee Constitutional Subcommittee report...
Legislature earmarks $300K for Richland County employee’s nonprofit despite few details
Outside of the normal budget process, the South Carolina has set aside $300,000 for a foundation with little track record, founded by a Richland County employee, to run an ambitious program to provide arts education and address food insecurity.
Trump campaign blocks pair of anti-abortion activists from RNC platform committee
The shakeup, which has not been previously reported, comes as anti-abortion groups petition Trump, his campaign advisers and members of the RNC not to make significant changes to the party’s platform on abortion.
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