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Our latest COMMENTARY comes from David Spang, chairman of the South Carolina Healthy Alternatives Association, who advoc...
01/16/2026

Our latest COMMENTARY comes from David Spang, chairman of the South Carolina Healthy Alternatives Association, who advocates for regulating h**p-derived products in South Carolina. Read his take and, of course, let us know what you think:

Commentary from Myrtle Beach businessman David Spang, who advocates for regulating h**p-derived products in South Carolina.

Charges for gun possession crimes pending when state law changed to allow permit-less carry two years ago will vanish af...
01/15/2026

Charges for gun possession crimes pending when state law changed to allow permit-less carry two years ago will vanish after this week’s House vote. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette on the veto override.

The House voted unanimously Wednesday to override Gov. Henry McMaster's veto of a bill dismissing pending charges.

The University of South Carolina selected Prisma Health to run the school’s new $30 million brain health clinic in downt...
01/15/2026

The University of South Carolina selected Prisma Health to run the school’s new $30 million brain health clinic in downtown Columbia. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette about the clinic and selection.

The University of South Carolina selected Prisma Health to run the school's new $30 million brain health clinic in downtown Columbia.

Republican legislators’ latest attempt to further limit abortions in South Carolina would put drugs used for medication ...
01/15/2026

Republican legislators’ latest attempt to further limit abortions in South Carolina would put drugs used for medication abortions in the same category as Va**um and Xanax. That bill advanced. Another one didn't. Read my article in SC Daily Gazette about the two bills taken up yesterday.

A separate abortion bill is heading nowhere. GOP senator vows to block any bill that bans abortions from conception.

South Carolina GOP leaders want to add colleges to 2-year-old rules requiring K-12 public school students to use bathroo...
01/15/2026

South Carolina GOP leaders want to add colleges to 2-year-old rules requiring K-12 public school students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their biological s*x at birth. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette on the proposal and today's hearing.

Republican legislators want to add colleges to existing rules for South Carolina's K-12 public school bathrooms and locker rooms.

Former Rep. RJ May will spend 17 1/2 years in prison for distributing videos of children being s*xually abused. The sent...
01/14/2026

Former Rep. RJ May will spend 17 1/2 years in prison for distributing videos of children being s*xually abused. The sentencing judge called May's case “more severe than any other” involving child s*xual abuse materials than she's seen in more than three decades on the federal bench. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette on today's hearing and the sentence.

The West Columbia Republican has lost everything, but his actions caused lifelong pain for victims, prosecutors said.

South Carolina’s inspector general will examine the relationship between Clemson University and a proposal for a massive...
01/14/2026

South Carolina’s inspector general will examine the relationship between Clemson University and a proposal for a massive new subdivision in Oconee County following potential conflict of interest concerns. Read Jessica Holdman's article in the SC Daily Gazette on legislators' request.

SC inspector general will examine the relationship between Clemson University and a proposal for a massive new subdivision in Oconee County.

A state Senate panel advanced a proposal expanding a law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place. Read ...
01/14/2026

A state Senate panel advanced a proposal expanding a law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place. Read Jessica Holdman's article in SC Daily Gazette on the legislation and what prompted it.

SC Senate panel advanced a proposal expanding a law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place.

Federal prosecutors want former Rep. RJ May to spend 20 years in prison for distributing videos of children being s*xual...
01/14/2026

Federal prosecutors want former Rep. RJ May to spend 20 years in prison for distributing videos of children being s*xually abused, while the West Columbia Republican is asking a judge to give him a much more lenient sentence. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette on the filings by prosecutors, May's public defense attorneys, and May himself.

The West Columbia Republican has lost everything, but his actions caused lifelong pain for victims, prosecutors said.

Although high and rising rents often are associated with big coastal states such as New York or California, new data sho...
01/13/2026

Although high and rising rents often are associated with big coastal states such as New York or California, new data shows that states once considered more affordable are seeing major rent hikes. This brief in SC Daily Gazette comes from our affiliate Stateline and includes an interactive national map.

A new analysis shows that average monthly rents are climbing in the Midwest and portions of the South. In SC, it increased about 4%.

Raising teachers’ salaries by $2,000, ensuring all students can eat breakfast for free, and expanding 4-year-olds’ acces...
01/13/2026

Raising teachers’ salaries by $2,000, ensuring all students can eat breakfast for free, and expanding 4-year-olds’ access to full-day kindergarten are among Gov. Henry McMaster’s recommendations for the 2026-27 budget. Read my article in SC Daily Gazette about his proposal. It includes a sidebar at the end of additional highlights.

The last budget recommendations of McMaster's tenure include raising teachers' salaries, free breakfasts, expanding 4K, and more scholarships

Students erroneously awarded K-12 scholarships in 2024 spent nearly $64,000 in taxpayer money before their removal. It a...
01/12/2026

Students erroneously awarded K-12 scholarships in 2024 spent nearly $64,000 in taxpayer money before their removal. It appears the problem didn’t repeat in the program’s second year. However, a survey released Monday indicated that at least some schools are raising tuition prices for participants. Read Skylar Laird's article in SC Daily Gazette on the Department of Education report and survey released by a separate oversight agency.

Overall, parents felt very pleased with the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program, though they raised some concerns

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