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Freedom isn’t free
You can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall. Stand at the foot of the National Monument to Freedom, recently dedicated by the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and you’ll see all of them, soaring three or four stories above your head. Each name, taken from the 1870 […] The post Freedom isn’t free appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested
Public health officials are concerned about bird flu, which so far has been detected in three dairy farmworkers — two in Michigan and one in Texas — as well as in cattle in a dozen states. The farmworkers’ symptoms were mild, and researchers have not found that the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, […] The post As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
WASHINGTON – Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the nation. In a call to reporters Monday, officials spoke on background about the new rule, which the administration sent to the Federal Register Tuesday for review. Depending on the […] The post Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
SC should participate in program that helps parents buy summer groceries
I am appalled that South Carolina rejected increased grocery benefits for families while children are home during the summer. As a South Carolina social worker with many children in my caseload some years ago, I learned a lot about this issue. Some children went to school only to eat. School lunch was the only meal […] The post SC should participate in program that helps parents buy summer groceries appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
U.S. House Judiciary files suit to obtain audio tapes of Biden special counsel interview
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee Monday filed suit against Attorney General Merrick Garland, in an ongoing effort to obtain audio recordings from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel during an investigation of the president’s handling of classified documents. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, […] The post U.S. House Judiciary files suit to obtain audio tapes of Biden special counsel interview appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
SC’s newly organized environmental agency shows off new logo
COLUMBIA — With a short countdown and a flourish, the sign for the newly organized Department of Environmental Services was unveiled Monday outside the agency’s existing home in downtown Columbia. It’s an offshoot of the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, which officially split in two July 1 as per a state law passed […] The post SC’s newly organized environmental agency shows off new logo appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court rules in Trump case
WASHINGTON — U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, sending former President Donald Trump’s election interference case back to the lower courts. The justices left open the question of how far the boundaries of such official acts […] The post Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court rules in Trump case appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
SC’s GOP ‘sister senators’ say farewell: ‘This is what a Senate seat costs!’
COLUMBIA — The day after South Carolina’s last Republican “sister senator” lost her re-election bid, she proudly displayed the award that symbolized both why she lost and why she doesn’t regret any of her votes. Giving her farewell speech at the Senate podium, Sen. Katrina Shealy paused to put on white gloves. Then she picked […] The post SC’s GOP ‘sister senators’ say farewell: ‘This is what a Senate seat costs!’ appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Make convicted legislators pay cost of special elections
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg, and Rep. Heather Bauer, D-Columbia, co-sponsored H. 3244 this past session, which would impose the costs of special elections called to replace convicted and removed elected officials in South Carolina on the ousted criminal officials themselves rather than the taxpayers. This reform is badly needed because the costs of special elections […] The post Make convicted legislators pay cost of special elections appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Democrats reel from ‘terrible’ Biden debate performance as he defends candidacy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden touched on a flood of criticism of his debate performance during a rally on Friday, while Democrats interviewed on Capitol Hill said the party must figure out a way to reassure voters after what they described as a “terrible” showing and a “bad night.” Biden, speaking from Raleigh, North Carolina, […] The post Democrats reel from ‘terrible’ Biden debate performance as he defends candidacy appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a precedent Friday that had for decades limited judicial power to strike executive branch regulations, in a decision immediately criticized for potentially undermining decisions by scientists and agency experts. The 6-3 and 6-2 decisions in two cases brought by fishing operators in New Jersey and Rhode Island challenged a […] The post U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obstruction law helps cases of Jan. 6 defendants
WASHINGTON — A former Pennsylvania police officer who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that delayed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results cannot be charged with obstructing an official proceeding unless a lower court finds otherwise, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling throws into question the cases […] The post U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obstruction law helps cases of Jan. 6 defendants appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
U.S. Supreme Court allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday sided with a local ordinance in Oregon that effectively bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, and local governments will be allowed to enforce those laws. In a 6-3 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the opinion that the enforcement of those local laws that regulate camping on public […] The post U.S. Supreme Court allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Trump praises SC senator during debate, raising VP speculation
Former President Donald Trump did not announce his running mate Thursday night as he’d teased. But he did give an on-stage shoutout to one of the top contenders: U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Trump’s praise of Scott during his 90-minute televised debate with President Joe Biden came after the former president was asked about […] The post Trump praises SC senator during debate, raising VP speculation appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstates ability to perform emergency abortions in Idaho under ban
Emergency abortions can continue in Idaho without fear of prosecution of physicians now that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision Thursday remanding a case about the state’s ban back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The 2022 case came soon after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that June overturned Roe and returned regulation […] The post U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstates ability to perform emergency abortions in Idaho under ban appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids
A new, permanent summer grocery program will help nearly 21 million kids across 37 states get enough to eat this year while school’s out. But 13 states with Republican governors have opted out of the federal program, citing their opposition to what they deride as “welfare” and their unwillingness to cover administrative costs. Under the […] The post 13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Biden and Trump trade insults, accusations of lying in acrimonious presidential debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump pitched to undecided voters Thursday night during the first debate of the presidential campaign — trading insults over their policy differences, immigration and who represents a threat to democracy. During the debate from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta, the two men argued over who would be better for […] The post Biden and Trump trade insults, accusations of lying in acrimonious presidential debate appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
House Speaker Johnson, Betsy DeVos lead attack on Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ kids
WASHINGTON — Prominent members of the GOP on Wednesday strongly criticized the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX, including U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. As the fate of a key Biden administration effort to protect LGBTQ+ students from […] The post House Speaker Johnson, Betsy DeVos lead attack on Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ kids appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Bills protecting sex trafficking victims, expanding the daycare workforce could soon be law
COLUMBIA — Bills protecting sex trafficking victims from being prosecuted for minor crimes they were coerced to commit and allowing disabled workers without a diploma to work in child care were among a flurry of compromises passed by South Carolina legislators Wednesday. The House and Senate returned to the Statehouse this week to pass a […] The post Bills protecting sex trafficking victims, expanding the daycare workforce could soon be law appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
SCOTUS rejects lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring content
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected arguments by Missouri and Louisiana that the federal government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading and dangerous information online. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court held that neither the states nor seven individuals who were co-plaintiffs in […] The post SCOTUS rejects lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring content appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
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