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Alabama chooses to preserve the last slave ship where it sank, citing structural decay
The Alabama Historical Commission plans to keep the last known vessel to transport enslaved Africans to the United States in its current location in the Mobile River, saying the ship is too deteriorated to be raised above water. The Clotilda transported 110 Africans from what is now Benin to Mobile, Alabama in 1860, over 50 […]
Panel decides citizenship question on SC ballots needs no explanation
COLUMBIA — A question on November ballots asking whether South Carolina’s constitution should specify that “only a” citizen can vote needs no additional explanation, a three-person panel decided Monday. The Constitutional Ballot Commission decided unanimously that no additional language was necessary to ensure voters understand what they’re being asked. The Legislature voted earlier this year […]
Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US
Heavy rainfall generated widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest in late June 2024, putting at least one aging dam at risk. In southern Minnesota, the Blue Earth River cut a path around the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan Township, about 15 miles south of Mankato, on June 24, putting the structure at imminent risk of failing. Officials […]
Potential threats to IVF push political novices into election-year advocacy
Marilyn Gomez was sitting at her kitchen table in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Feb. 16 when news alerts and friends’ texts began pinging her phone: The all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court had ruled that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization were children under state law. That meant providers could be held liable for discarding them, […]
States want to lower drug prices. A federal law stands in their way.
Oliver Lackey opened a pharmacy in his hometown of Fairview, Oklahoma, so he could “provide the best patient care.” He set up shop a decade ago in the local grocery store with “zero prescriptions.” Before long, business took off — yet he was still struggling. “I was getting more patients and was filling more prescriptions,” […]
New grant program to help SC dam owners pay for expensive repairs
COLUMBIA — A new state program will help landowners pay to repair their dams, including from damages left behind after Tropical Storm Debby pelted the state with rain, flooding rivers and stressing dams. The program, created as part of this year’s state budget, will have $1.5 million available for dam owners to cover at least a […]
Bats provide free pest control. A federal grant is helping SC protect them.
COLUMBIA — Bats aren’t exactly cute and cuddly, but the furry fliers can save farmers statewide $115 million yearly in free pest control, according to the agency tasked with preserving South Carolina’s natural resources. For that and other reasons, it’s important that bats keep playing their part in South Carolina’s ecosystem. But to protect them, […]
State lawmakers eye promise, pitfalls of AI ahead of November elections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Inside a white-walled conference room, a speaker surveyed hundreds of state lawmakers and policy influencers, asking whether artificial intelligence poses a threat to the elections in their states. The results were unambiguous: 80% of those who answered a live poll said yes. In a follow-up question, nearly 90% said their state laws […]
7 SC agency heads receive raises as high as $58K
COLUMBIA — The heads of seven state agencies will cumulatively get a salary hike of $300,000, as approved Thursday by a legislative committee. The Agency Head Salary Commission voted unanimously Thursday to give six agency directors who answer to Gov. Henry McMaster the pay hikes he requested to put their salaries in line with what […]
SC attorney general joins 14 other states in challenging health insurance for DACA recipients
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of 15 states in an attempt to stop President Joe Biden from expanding health care access to DACA recipients by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace. Kobach, a Republican who built a political career concentrated on […]
Tropical Storm Debby finally leaves a waterlogged SC, as rivers keep rising
COLUMBIA — As Tropical Storm Debby headed into North Carolina, officials in South Carolina fanned out from the Midlands to the coast to assess the damage left in the storm’s wake so far. That does not mean the storm’s impacts are over, as rivers will continue to rise, Gov. Henry McMaster reiterated Thursday afternoon. Those […]
Group works to preserve, celebrate SC’s outsized role in Revolutionary War
When Molly Fortune moved to Newberry in 2015, she had no idea the street in front of her house was historic. It wasn’t until 2022, when she became executive director of the commission tasked with celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, that she learned Main Street was a thoroughfare for troops traveling between […]
Here’s what Tim Walz has done as governor of Minnesota
Democrats have swiftly fallen for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s Midwest dad persona, sharing videos of him working on a car, going on a rollercoaster with daughter Hope at the State Fair, signing a bill renaming a street in Prince’s honor in purple ink. But he’s also got a long record as governor. Walz’s first term […]
Utah executes Taberon Honie by lethal injection, first capital punishment since 2010
As a lethal dose of pentobarbital moved through an IV line and into his veins, Taberon Honie turned to the room where his family sat. The glass was reflective, and he couldn’t see who was in the room. But he knew. “I love you,” he said. On the other side of the glass was his […]
Rivers may keep rising in SC from slow-moving storm for another week
COLUMBIA — There may be a pause in the rain from Tropical Storm Debby, but Gov. Henry McMaster reminded South Carolinians the danger is far from over. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were still no reports of fatalities or injuries from the storm, officials said. “Things have not been as bad as they could have […]
With Democrats’ ticket finalized, here are the 8 expected nominees on SC’s ballot
COLUMBIA — With Vice President Kamala Harris formally becoming the Democratic nominee for president and selecting her running mate this week, voters’ choices between the major parties are clear. However, when South Carolina voters go to cast their ballot — whether in 90 days on Election Day itself or sometime during early voting — they’ll […]
Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows
Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth for medication abortions continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday. Nationwide, online visits with health care providers accounted for 20% of all abortions in the first three months of 2024. And the monthly total of abortions […]
How SC’s once-dominating textile industry has transformed to supply new employers
South Carolina has largely shed its textile label, remaking itself into a state known for automotive and aerospace manufacturing. But the Palmetto State still has upwards of 200 locations that the state’s Commerce Department categorizes as textile manufacturing facilities. About half of those are in the Upstate, though York, Charleston and Berkeley counties boast their […]
Florida congressman to headline SC Republican gala
COLUMBIA — A Florida congressman and Army veteran will headline this year’s Silver Elephant Gala, the state Republican Party announced Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, who was first elected in 2022, will speak at the Aug. 17 event, which is the party’s largest fundraising event each year. “Congressman Mills has been an avid defender of […]
From a classroom to the White House: A look at the governor Harris picked for VP
Gov. Tim Walz fused his everyman personality with an optimistic progressive message to win the most important audition of his political career the past few weeks, winning the quick admiration of Democratic activists — and Vice President Kamala Harris, who named Walz as her running mate Tuesday. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and […]
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